Sutra 17

Devanagari script

बहिरधिश्रयणं वा कुर्युः ॥ कZ_०२.३६.१७ ॥

Transliteration

bahiradhiśrayaṇaṃ vā kuryuḥ

Translation

或者，应将烹饪/炉灶活动安排在（住宅）外。

Word by Word

• बहिः: outside; externally
• Type: Avyaya
• Root: बहिस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अर्थे—बाह्यदेशे/बाह्यतः

• अधिश्रयणम्: external reliance/support; taking/placing a support outside
• Type: Noun (Verbal noun)
• Root: श्रि (आश्रयणे) + अधि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कृदन्त-भाववाचक (अधि+श्रि → अधिश्रयण)

• वा: or; alternatively
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (either/or)

• कुर्युः: they should do/make; they ought to undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; विधि/आदेशार्थ—‘they should do’

Entities Mentioned

• householders
• urban inspectors (implied)

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FAQs

What policy tool is being used here—penalty or design rule?

A design/behavioral rule: relocating ignition sources lowers citywide fire externalities without relying only on punishment.