वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 48
सूत्रपातक्रमेणैव रेखामेकां प्रकल्पयेत् । ईशानादग्निपर्यन्तमपरां रचयेत्तथा ॥ ४८ ॥
sūtrapātakramēṇaiva rēkhāmēkāṁ prakalpayēt | īśānādagniparyantamaparāṁ racayēttathā || 48 ||
Translation
…by stretching a cord he should make one line; and in the same way he should draw another from the north-east to the south-east.
Word by word
- sūtra
- a cord
- pāta
- of laying
- kramēṇa
- by the method
- ēva
- indeed
- rēkhām
- line
- ēkāṁ
- one
- prakalpayēt
- he should make
- īśānāt
- from the north-east
- agni
- the south-east
- paryantam
- as far as
- aparāṁ
- another
- racayēt
- he should draw
- tathā
- in the same way
Meaning
"Sūtrapāta", laying down a cord, is the builder's way of drawing a straight line: a chalked string is stretched and snapped against the ground.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 47.