Sutra 17

Devanagari script

अपराजिताप्रतिहतजयन्तवैजयन्तकोष्ठान् शिववैश्रवणाश्विश्रीमदिरागृहाणि च पुरमध्ये कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.४.१७ ॥

Transliteration

aparājitāpratihatajayantavaijayantakoṣṭhān śivavaiśravaṇāśviśrīmadirāgṛhāṇi ca puramadhye kārayet

Translation

ନଗରର ମଧ୍ୟଭାଗରେ ଅପରାଜିତା, ପ୍ରତିହତ, ଜୟନ୍ତ ଓ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ନାମକ କୋଷ୍ଠ (ଭଣ୍ଡାରଗୃହ) ଏବଂ ଶିବ ଓ ବୈଶ୍ରବଣଙ୍କ ଗୃହ/ଦେଉଳ, ତଥା ଅଶ୍ୱୀ, ଶ୍ରୀ ଓ ମଦିରାଙ୍କ ଗୃହ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରାଯାଉ।

Word by Word

• अपराजिताप्रतिहतजयन्तवैजयन्तकोष्ठान्: storehouses/treasury-chambers named/characterized as Aparājitā, Pratihata, Jayanta, Vaijayanta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; (कोष्ठान् = कोष्ठ + आन्) विशेषणसमासपूर्वक ‘कोष्ठ’

• शिववैश्रवणाश्विश्रीमदिरागृहाणि: houses/buildings named/characterized as Śiva, Vaiśravaṇa, Aśvi, Śrī, and Madirā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-बहुवचन; (गृहाणि = गृह + आनि) विशेषणसमासपूर्वक ‘गृह’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• पुरमध्ये: in the middle of the city
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर + मध्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; ‘पुरस्य मध्ये’ = नगर के भीतर/मध्य में

• कारयेत्: should cause (them) to be made/built
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘कारयेत्’ = ‘करवाए/निर्मापयेत्’

Entities Mentioned

• Koṣṭhas (central storehouses)
• Śiva
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Aśvī
• Śrī
• Madirāgṛha (liquor establishment)

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FAQs

Why place key storehouses and major cultic institutions in the city center?

Central placement improves protection and rapid distribution in crises, while temples and prosperity-symbol institutions reinforce loyalty and the perception of orderly abundance.