Shloka 14.28Unverified draft
इष्टकाश्च यथान्यायं कारिताश्च प्रमाणत:। चितोऽग्निर्ब्राह्मणैस्तत्र कुशलैश्शुल्बकर्मणि ।।1.14.26।।
Meaning
Bricks were prepared with exact scriptural measurement, and the sacrificial altar was built there by brahmins skilled in the science of measurement.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iṣṭakāḥ ca yathā-nyāyam | इष्टकाः च यथा-न्यायम् | and bricks, duly | Nominative plural |
| kāritāḥ ca pramāṇataḥ | कारिताः च प्रमाणतः | were made according to proper measurement | Nominative plural |
| citaḥ agniḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ tatra | चितः अग्निः ब्राह्मणैः तत्र | the fire-altar there was built up by Brahmins | Nominative singular |
| kuśalaiḥ śulba-karmaṇi | कुशलैः शुल्ब-कर्मणि | skilled in the geometry of altar-construction | Instrumental plural |
Reference: 1.14.28 · Bāla Kāṇḍa