Shloka 35

Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture

Sanskrit

मरुधन्वसु दुर्गेषु पर्वतेषु दरीषु च ।

संश्रयन्ति च दुर्गाणि वार्क्षं पार्वतम् औदकम् ॥

Transliteration

marudhanvasu durgeṣu parvateṣu darīṣu ca | saṃśrayanti ca durgāṇi vārkṣaṃ pārvatam audakam ||

Translation

Они укрывались в крепких укреплениях в пустынях, на горах и в пещерах; и прибегали к крепостям — деревянным, горным и окружённым водой.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within didactic exposition

Key Themes

• Geography of defense
• Fort classifications
• Response to insecurity