Sutra 15

Devanagari script

किष्कुमात्रमाणिद्वारमन्तरिकायां खण्डफुल्लार्थमसम्पातं कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०३.८.१५ ॥

Transliteration

kiṣkumātramāṇidvāramantarikāyāṃ khaṇḍaphullārthamasampātaṃ kārayet

Translation

ਅੰਤਰਿਕਾ (ਵਿਚਕਾਰਲੀ ਖਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ) ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸ਼ਕੂ-ਮਾਤਰਾ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ/ਛੇਦ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਆਦਿ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ; ਪਰ ਉਹ ਐਸਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਕਿ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਦਾਖ਼ਲਾ/ਟੱਕਰ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।

Word by Word

• किष्कु-मात्र-मानि-द्वारम्: a doorway of the standard measure of one kiṣku (i.e., kiṣku-sized/kiṣku-measured door)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासः—किष्कु (माप) + मात्र (परिमाण) + मानि (परिमाणवत्/मानयुक्त) + द्वार

• अन्तरिकायाम्: in the intermediate space / in the gap (between parts)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (अधिकरण)

• खण्ड-फुल्ल-अर्थम्: for the purpose of (forming/allowing) a broken-and-bulged (pattern/feature)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य-निर्देशः)

• असम्पातम्: a non-collision / non-interference (so that parts do not strike/meet improperly)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्√पत्
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, एकवचन, द्वितीया; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेधः: a-sampāta

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be made / should have (it) constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (कारयति)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

Entities Mentioned

• householder
• boundary interspace (antarikā)

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FAQs

Why allow a small opening but require it to be 'asampāta' (non-direct access)?

The state balances utility (maintenance/repair) with prevention of trespass, spying, or nuisance—an early form of security and privacy regulation.