Sutra 11
Devanagari script
द्वयोरट्टालकयोर्मध्ये सहर्म्यद्वितलामध्यर्धायायामां प्रतोलीं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३.११ ॥
Transliteration
dvayor aṭṭālakayor madhye saharmyadvitalāmadhyardhāyāyāmāṃ pratolīṃ kārayet
Translation
Di antara dua menara pengawal, dia hendaklah membina rumah pintu gerbang (pratolī), disepadukan dengan binaan atas (berbilik), bertingkat dua, dan mengikut ukuran panjang pertengahan/separuh yang ditetapkan.
Word by Word
द्वयोःof two
द्वयोः:
TypeNumeral/Pronoun-like adjective
Rootद्वि
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual); विशेषणम्
अट्टालकयोःof (the) two towers/bastions
अट्टालकयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootअट्टालक
Formषष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (genitive dual)
मध्येin the middle/between
मध्ये:
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootमध्य
Formसप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular); अधिकरणम्
सहर्म्यa multi-storeyed/terraced superstructure
सहर्म्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसहर्म्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (contextually द्वितीया as object-qualifier)
द्वितलtwo-storeyed
द्वितल:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootद्वि + तल
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (contextually qualifying the next member)
अर्धhalf
अर्ध:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्ध
Formअव्ययीभाव-प्राय/उपसर्जनार्थ (as first member in compound); ‘half’
आयामाम्(of) length/extent
आयामाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआयाम
Formद्वितीया-एकवचनम् (accusative singular); परिमाणवाचकः
प्रतोलीम्a gatehouse / main gate-passage
प्रतोलीम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतोली
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (accusative singular); कर्म
कारयेत्should cause (it) to be made / should have (it) constructed
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (णिच्)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूपम् (optative/imperative sense); परस्मैपदम्; 3rd person singular; causative (णिच्): ‘cause to be made’
Entities Mentioned
P
pratolī (gatehouse)A
aṭṭālaka (towers)FAQs
It allows cross-coverage of the gate by defenders from both sides, turning entry into a controllable and punishable chokepoint.