वास्तुमण्डलम्The maṇḍala of Vāstu
Verse 49
आग्नेयान्नैरृतं यावत् नैरृताद्वायवावधि । दत्त्वा रेखे चतुष्कोणमेकं मण्डलमालिखेत् ॥ ४९ ॥
āgnēyānnairṛtaṁ yāvat nairṛtādvāyavāvadhi | dattvā rēkhē catuṣkōṇamēkaṁ maṇḍalamālikhēt || 49 ||
Translation
Drawing two more lines, from the south-east to the south-west and from the south-west to the north-west, he should draw one four-cornered maṇḍala.
Word by word
- āgnēyāt
- from the south-east
- nairṛtaṁ
- the south-west
- yāvat
- as far as
- nairṛtāt
- from the south-west
- vāyava
- the north-west
- avadhi
- (avadhi) as far as
- dattvā
- drawing
- rēkhē
- two lines
- catuṣkōṇam
- four-cornered
- ēkaṁ
- one
- maṇḍalam
- maṇḍala
- ālikhēt
- he should draw
Meaning
The four lines close the square, the frame of the whole design.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 47.