Shloka 42

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

Sanskrit

पुरञ्च खेṭकञ्चैव तद्वद् द्रोणीमुखं द्विज ।

शाखानगरकञ्चापि तथा कर्वटकेन्द्रमी ॥

Transliteration

puraṃ ca kheṭakaṃ caiva tadvad droṇīmukhaṃ dvija | śākhānagarakaṃ cāpi tathā karvaṭakaṃ drami ||

Translation

«(Упоминают) pura (город) и kheṭaka (торговый посёлок/укреплённый городок), равно droṇīmukha, о дважды-рождённый; также śākhānagaraka (ответвлённый город) и karvaṭaka (малый городок/дорожная стоянка).»

Speakers

• Not explicitly indicated in the provided excerpt (didactic address to a ‘dvija’ is explicit)

Key Themes

• Urban classification
• Polity and administration
• Settlement geography