Sutra 17
Devanagari script
देशः पृथिवी ॥ कZ_०९.१.१७ ॥
Transliteration
deśaḥ pṛthivī
Translation
“领土”（deśa）指所讨论的土地/地域。
Word by Word
देशःcountry; region; territory
देशः:
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (दिशँ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; अकारान्त; (देश-शब्दः)
पृथिवीearth; land; the world
पृथिवी:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथु (पृथु)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (अथवा प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन); ईकारान्त; (पृथिवी-शब्दः)
Entities Mentioned
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deśa (territory)FAQs
To ground later administrative and strategic classifications of land—resources, routes, defenses, and settlement types—within a unified territorial frame.