देशः पृथिवी ॥ कZ_०९.१.१७ ॥
deśaḥ pṛthivī
‘దేశం’ అనగా పరిశీలనలో ఉన్న భూమి/భూభాగం.
To ground later administrative and strategic classifications of land—resources, routes, defenses, and settlement types—within a unified territorial frame.