किष्कुः स्मृतो द्विरत्निस्तु द्विचत्वारिंशदंगुलः
'Kiṣku' is remembered as two ratnis, forty-two finger-joints.
धनुःसहस्त्रे द्वे तत्र गव्यूतिस्तौः कृता तदा
Two thousand bows make a 'gavyūti,' which was established then.
एतेन योजनेनेह सन्निवेशास्ततः कृताः
By this arrangement, the settlements here were established accordingly.
चतुर्थ कृतिमं दुग तस्य वक्ष्यामि निर्णयम्
Now I will explain the determination of the fourth artificial fort.
रुचकः प्रतिकद्वारं कुमारीपुरमेव च
Rucaka is at each gate, and Kumārīpura likewise.
हस्तस्रोतो दशश्रेष्ठो नवहस्तोष्ट एव च
Hastasrota is the best among ten, and Navahasta is also among the eight.
त्रिविधानां च दुर्गाणां पर्वतोदकधन्विनाम्
Of the three types of forts—mountain, water, and bow-shaped.
योजनादर्द्धविष्कम्भमष्टभागाधिकायतम्
Its diameter is half a yojana, with an eighth part added in length.
छिन्नकर्णविकर्णं च व्यजनाकृतिसंस्थितम्
It is shaped like a fan, with cut or deformed ears.
चतुरस्रयुतं दिव्यं प्रशस्तं तैः पुरं कृतम्
A divine city, square and praised, was constructed by them.
अत्र मध्यं प्रशंसंति ह्रस्वं काष्ठविवर्ज्जितम्
Here, the central part is praised as being short and free from wood.
नगरादर्द्धविषकंभः खेटं पानं तदूर्द्धतः
Half the diameter of the city is the kheṭa, and above that is the pāna.
द्विक्रोशः परमा सीमा क्षेत्रसीमा चतुर्द्धनुः
The utmost boundary is two krośas; the field boundary is four dhanus.
विंशद्धनुर्ग्राममार्गः सीमामार्गो दशैव तु
The village road is twenty dhanus; the boundary road is ten.
नृवाजिरथनागानामसंबाधस्तु संचरः
The passage is unobstructed for men, horses, chariots, and elephants.
त्रिका रथ्योपरथ्याः स्युर्द्विका श्चाप्युपरत्यकाः
There are three main streets and side streets; and two secondary lanes as well.
धृतिमार्गस्तूर्द्धषष्ठं क्रमशः पदिकः स्मृतः
The path of endurance is, successively, sixty-six; the pedestrian path is so regarded.
कृतेषु तेषु स्थानेषु पुनर्गेहगृहाणि वै
When these places are established, then again houses and dwellings are constructed.
तथा कर्तुं समारब्धाश्चिंतयित्वा पुनः पुनः
Thus, having begun to build, they repeatedly considered and planned.
अत ऊर्द्ध गताश्चान्या एवं तिर्यग्गताः परा
After this, others proceeded further, and likewise those who went across.
यथा कृतास्तु तैः शाखास्त स्माच्छालास्तु ताः स्मृताः
Just as branches were made by them, so those are called 'shākhās' (branches).
तस्मात्ताश्च स्मृताः शालाः शालात्वं तासु तत्स्मृतम्
Therefore, those are remembered as 'shālās', and their nature as 'shāla' is thus recalled.
तस्माद् गृहाणि शालाश्च प्रासादाश्चैव संज्ञिता
Therefore, houses, shālās, and palaces are designated as such.
नष्टेषु मधुना सार्द्धं कल्पवृक्षेषु वै तदा
When, along with honey, the wish-fulfilling trees were destroyed at that time,
ततः प्रादुर्बभौ तासां सिद्धिस्त्रेतायुगे तदा
Then, in the Tretā Yuga, the accomplishment of those (shālās) appeared.
तासां वृष्ट्युदकानीह यानि मिष्टगतानि च
Here, the waters from rain and those that had entered the earth,
ये परस्तादपां स्तोकाः संपाताः पुथिवीतले
And the small quantities of water that fell elsewhere upon the earth,
पुष्पमूलफलिन्यस्तु ओषध्यस्ता हि जज्ञिरे
From those, plants bearing flowers, roots, and fruits, as well as herbs, were born.
ऋतुपुष्पफलाश्चैव वृक्षा गुल्माश्च जज्ञिरे
And trees and bushes bearing flowers and fruits in their seasons were produced.
तदौषधेन वर्तंते प्रजास्त्रेता मुखे तदा
At the beginning of Tretā, people lived by means of those herbs.