Shloka 36
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
कृत्रिमं च तथा दुर्गं मित्वा मित्वात्मनोऽङ्गुलैः ।
मानार्थानि प्रमाणानि तास् तु पूर्वं प्रचक्रिरे ॥
kṛtrimaṃ ca tathā durgaṃ mitvā mitvātmano 'ṅgulaiḥ | mānārthāni pramāṇāni tās tu pūrvaṃ pracakrire ||
ထို့အတူ သူတို့သည် မိမိတို့၏ လက်ချောင်းများဖြင့် တိုင်းတာကာ အတုလုပ်ခံတပ်များ၏ အတိုင်းအတာကို သတ်မှတ်하였다။ ထို့ကြောင့် ပမာဏတွက်ချက်ရန်အတွက် တိုင်းတာစံနှုန်းများ (ပရမာဏ) ကို ပထမဦးစွာ တီထွင်တည်ထောင်하였다။
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FAQs
Measurement and standardization arise with construction, ownership, and defense—tools of order that also reflect a shift from trust in natural provision to controlled management.
Manvantara/yuga social evolution: the emergence of arts, crafts, and institutions within an age’s unfolding.
‘Measuring by one’s own fingers’ suggests the ego making itself the yardstick; as inner harmony declines, reality is increasingly ‘reduced to measure’ and controlled.