Arthashastra — Adhyakshaprachara, Sutra 18
Devanagari script
स्तम्भस्य परिक्षेपः षडायामो द्विगुणो निखातः चूलिकायाश्चतुर्भागः ॥ कZ_०२.३.१८ ॥
Transliteration
stambhasya parikṣepaḥ ṣaḍāyāmo dviguṇo nikhātaḥ cūlikāyāścaturbhāgaḥ
Translation
တိုင်အတွက်—၎င်း၏ပတ်လည်အကျယ် (circumference) သည် ဒီဇိုင်းအတိုင်း သတ်မှတ်ထားသော အတိုင်းအတာ၏ ၆ ဆ ဖြစ်ရမည်။ မြေထဲသို့ မြှုပ်ထားသော အပိုင်းသည် (သက်ဆိုင်ရာ အတိုင်းအတာ၏) ၂ ဆ ဖြစ်ရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် အမိုးထိပ်/အလှတန်ဆာ (cūlikā) သည် (သက်ဆိုင်ရာ အတိုင်းအတာ၏) ၁/၄ ဖြစ်ရမည်။
Word by Word
स्तम्भस्यof the pillar/post
स्तम्भस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः
परिक्षेपःthe encircling measure / circumference
परिक्षेपः:
TypeNoun
Rootपरि√क्षिप्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; भाव/क्रियावाचक-नाम (throwing/encircling)
षडायामःsix in measure/length
षडायामः:
TypeNoun
Rootषट् + आयाम
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; षट्-पूर्वकः तत्पुरुषः (षड्-आयामः)
द्विगुणःdouble (in measure)
द्विगुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि + गुण
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विशेषणम् (षडायामस्य)
निखातःdug in / embedded
निखातः:
TypeParticiple
Rootनि√खन्
Formभूतकृदन्तः (क्त), प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; कर्मणि/भावे ‘dug in, embedded’
चूलिकायाःof the chūlikā (top-piece/cap/peg)
चूलिकायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootचूलिका
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः
चतुर्भागःa fourth part / one-quarter
चतुर्भागः:
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर् + भाग
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; चतुर्-पूर्वकः तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थ-भागपरिमाणः)
Entities Mentioned
S
stambha (pillar)P
parikṣepa (girth)N
nikhāta (foundation embedment)C
cūlikā (finial/crest)FAQs
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