Sutra 6

Devanagari script

शालावशेन वा दिग्विभागं कल्पयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.३०.०६ ॥

Transliteration

śālā-vaśena vā dig-vibhāgaṃ kalpayet

Translation

ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਵਸ਼ਾਲਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਵੰਡ (ਅਭਿਮੁਖਤਾ/ਵਿਨ್ಯಾಸ) ਤੈਅ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• शालावशेन: by/according to the arrangement or disposition of halls/quarters (as a basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालावश
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनम् (करणे/हेतौ) ; पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार)

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम्

• दिग्विभागम्: the division/demarcation of directions (cardinal orientation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + विभाग
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्ग (विभाग-शब्दः)

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange/should determine
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (कल्पयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; लट्-धातोः causative-प्रयोगः (कल्पयति)

Entities Mentioned

• stable hall (śālā)

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What policy principle is embedded in this short rule?

Standards are normative but not rigid; administrators are allowed discretion to adapt design to site/building realities while preserving intent.