Sutra 17

Devanagari script

तदवसिते वेश्मनिच्छादयेत् ॥ कZ_०३.८.१७ ॥

Transliteration

tadavasite veśmanicchādayet

Translation

ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ (ਬਣਤਰ/ਬੰਧੋਬਸਤ) ਮੁਕੰਮਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਘਰ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਢੱਕ ਕੇ/ਬੰਦ ਕਰ ਦੇਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• तद्: thereupon / in that (situation/time)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे) — ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यर्थे

• अवसिते: when it has been concluded/decided (i.e., after the matter is settled)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: √वस् (वसँ निवासे) उपसर्ग: अव-; क्त (अवसित)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी — ‘अवसिते’ = ‘समाप्ते/निश्चिते/निर्णीते’

• वेश्मनि: in the house / in the premises
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)

• इच्छादयेत्: he should cover/conceal (it/him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √छद् (छदँ संवरणे) णिच् (चादय) + उपसर्ग: आ-; विधिलिङ्
• Form: आच्छादयेत् (आ- + छादयेत्) इत्यर्थः; परस्मैपदम्; विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; causative (णिच्)

Entities Mentioned

• householder

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FAQs

How does a 'finish-and-cover' requirement function administratively?

It prevents partially built structures from becoming hazards or sources of nuisance and provides a clear compliance point for enforcement.