Shloka 45
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
तदर्धेन तथा खेṭं तत्पादेन च कर्वटम् ।
न्यूनं द्रोणीमुखं तस्मादन्तभागेन चोच्यते ॥
tad-ardhena tathā kheṭaṃ tat-pādena ca karvaṭam | nyūnaṃ droṇīmukhaṃ tasmād anta-bhāgena cocyate ||
तस्यार्धं खेṭकं प्रोक्तं तस्य पादः करावटः । द्रोणीमुखं ततो न्यूनं भागेनान्तर्गतैः स्मृतम् ॥
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FAQs
Hierarchy is not merely social but spatial-administrative; right-sizing settlements implies proportional governance—resources and defenses should match the community’s scale.
Sthiti: classification and proportionality in maintaining societal structures.
Progressive reduction from city to smaller nodes can symbolize inward refinement—moving from outer complexity to inner simplicity and focus.