Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 13 Sutra 43 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

Sutra 43

Devanagari script

पृषतकाचकर्मणः त्रयो हि भागाः परिभाण्डं द्वौ वास्तुकं चत्वारो वा वास्तुकं त्रयः परिभाण्डम् ॥ कZ_०२.१३.४३ ॥

Transliteration

pṛṣata-kāca-karmaṇaḥ trayo hi bhāgāḥ paribhāṇḍaṃ dvau vāstukaṃ catvāro vā vāstukaṃ trayaḥ paribhāṇḍam

Translation

ಚುಕ್ಕೆ/ಪ್ಯಾಚ್‌ವರ್ಕ್ ಗಾಜಿನ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿ—(ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ) ‘ಪರಿಭಾಂಡ’ ಮೂರು ಭಾಗ, ‘ವಾಸ್ತುಕ’ ಎರಡು ಭಾಗ; ಅಥವಾ ‘ವಾಸ್ತುಕ’ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಭಾಗ, ‘ಪರಿಭಾಂಡ’ ಮೂರು ಭಾಗ.

Word by Word

पृषतकाचकर्मणःof the work relating to pṛṣata and glass (glass-work / pṛṣata-work)

त्रयःthree

हिindeed / for

भागाःshares / parts

परिभाण्डम्auxiliary equipment/implements (paribhāṇḍa)

द्वौtwo

वास्तुकम्building/architectural material (vāstuka)

चand

चत्वारःfour

वाor

वास्तुकम्building/architectural material (vāstuka)

त्रयःthree

परिभाण्डम्auxiliary equipment/implements (paribhāṇḍa)

Entities Mentioned

paribhāṇḍa (product class)

vāstuka (product class)

What do alternative ratios suggest about regulation style?

The state specifies acceptable standards/ranges by product class, allowing controlled flexibility while keeping audits possible.