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कङ्कचित एतेनात्मा पुच्छं च व्याख्यातम् १

The body and the tail of the kite-shaped fire-altar (kaṅkacit) are explained in the same manner (as those of the śyenacit just described).

कङ्कचित एतेनात्मा पुच्छं च व्याख्यातम् १

शिरसि पञ्चोपदध्यात् । तस्याकृतिर्व्याख्यात २

5 (pañcami) bricks are to be accommodated in the head whose shape has been explained.

शिरसि पञ्चोपदध्यात् । तस्याकृतिर्व्याख्यात २

सप्तपञ्चाशद्दक्षिणे पक्ष उपदध्यात् । तथोत्तरे ३

57 (pañcamî) bricks are to be accommodated in the southern wing and the the same in the northern.

सप्तपञ्चाशद्दक्षिणे पक्ष उपदध्यात् । तथोत्तरे ३

व्यायामेन सप्रादेशेन पक्षयोरपनामः । पञ्चमभागीयार्ध्याभिः षट् षट् पत्राणि कुर्यात् । अध्यर्धावशिष्यते ४

The bending of the two wings is done with 1 vyāyāma plus 1 prādeśa (that is, with 108 añgulas). 6 plumages (at each end of the two wings) are to be formed with 6 pañcamī half bricks. (An area equivalent to) \(1\frac{1}{2}\) pañcamī is left.

व्यायामेन सप्रादेशेन पक्षयोरपनामः । पञ्चमभागीयार्ध्याभिः षट् षट् पत्राणि कुर्यात् । अध्यर्धावशिष्यते ४

तया पुच्छस्यावस्तात् पादावरत्निमात्रावरत्न्यन्तरालौ प्रादेशव्यासौ भवतः । तयोरवस्तादभितो द्वौद्वावष्टमभागौ प्राग्भेदावुपदध्यात् ५

With this (area left out), two feet each measuring 1 aratni (24 angulas) long by 1 prādeśa (12 angulas) broad are made on the western end of the tail at a distance of 1 aratni from each other; at each side of the western end (of each foot) 2 bricks of size one-eighth (of the pañcamī) (are placed).

तया पुच्छस्यावस्तात् पादावरत्निमात्रावरत्न्यन्तरालौ प्रादेशव्यासौ भवतः । तयोरवस्तादभितो द्वौद्वावष्टमभागौ प्राग्भेदावुपदध्यात् ५

एवं सारत्निप्रादेशः सप्तविधः सम्पद्यते ६

Thus, with the addition of (two) aratnis and (one) prādeśa, the seven-fold (fire-altar of \(1\frac{1}{2}\) sq. purușa) is accomplished.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE-ALTAR IN THE FORM OF A KITE (KAŃKACIT)

12.1-12.6. The kite-shaped fire-altar (kaṅkacit) is constructed in the same manner as the syenacit. The areas and shapes of the body and the tail are the same as those of the second type of the falcon with curved wings and extended tail. The area of the body is, therefore, 52 pañcamis or sq. aratnis and of the tail 15 pañcamis. The measure of the head is given as 5 pañcamis and that of the two wings 2 × 57 or 114 pañcamis. These areas total 186 pañcamis or sq. aratnis, leaving a deficit of \(1\frac{1}{2}\) pañcamis, as the total area of the fire-altar is \(187\frac{1}{2}\) pañcamis (= \(7\frac{1}{2}\) sq. pu.) This balance area of \(1\frac{1}{2}\) pañcamis, which is nothing but 1 adhyardhāpañcami (24 × 36 sq. aṅg.) is utilized in making the feet of the bird. The bending of the wing and the plumages are also slightly different from those of the śyenacit, 2nd type. The constructions are shown in Fig. 45.

The head is constructed out of a rectangle 48 × 72 sq. aṅg. of which the two eastern corners are cut off by 24 aṅg. (Fig. 45 (a)).

Fig. 45. Parts of the kaṅkacit : (a) head, (b) tail, (c) divisions of 1 adhyardhā-pañcami, and (d) the wing with plumages.

The construction of the tail EBCF is already explained under 11.4. ABCD (Fig. 45 (c)) represents the adhyardhāpañcami (24 x 36 sq. aṅg.), of which the pañcami part ABHG is halved and used as the two legs GILK and JHNM (Fig. 45 (b)). The half pañcami part GHCD (Fig. 45 (c)) is divided into 4 equal triangular parts and used as feet as shown in Fig. 45 (b).

The wing is made of the rectangle ABCD (Fig. 45 (d)), of which AB=144 aṅg. (6 aratnis) and AD = 216 aṅg. (9 aratnis). For the bending, the perpendicular EP at the middle of BC is 108 aṅg. The plumages are constructed out of 6 half pañcamis (24 × 24 sq. aṅg.) diagonally intersected. Note that the area of each wing is 54 + 3 = 57 pañcamis.

एवं सारत्निप्रादेशः सप्तविधः सम्पद्यते ६

अथेष्टकानां विकाराः । पञ्चमभागीयाः सावयवाः । पादेष्टकां चतुर्भिः परिगृह्णीयादर्धप्रादेशेनाध्यर्धप्रादेशेन प्रादेशेन प्रादेशसविशेषेनेति । अध्यर्धेष्टकां चतुर्भिः परिगृह्णीयादर्धव्यायामेन द्वाभ्यामरत्निभ्यामरत्निसविशेषेनेति । ताः षट् ७

The different types of bricks (required for this fire-altar) are as follows: bricks of side equal to one-fifth (of a purușa) and parts thereof (half, quarter and one-eighth of pañcami bricks); quarter bricks (having the area of a quarter pañcami) bounded by four sides (measuring ) \(\frac{1}{2}\) prādeśa (6 angulas), \(1\frac{1}{2}\) prādeśa (18 angulas), 1 prādeśa (12 angulas) and \(\sqrt{2}\) prādeśa ( \(12\sqrt{2}\) añgulas); adhyardhā bricks (having the area of \(1\frac{1}{2}\) pañcamī) bounded by four sides (measuring) \(\frac{1}{2}\) vyāyāma (48 aṅgulas), 1 aratni (24 angulas), 1 aratni (24 añgulas) and \(\sqrt{2}\) aratni ( \(24\sqrt{2}\) añgulas). These make six (types).

12.7. Types of bricks. Six types of bricks are prescribed for covering the fire-altar (Fig. 46). These are :

\(B_{1}\) —square brick of side 1/5 pu, pañcami.

\(B_{2}\) —triangular brick, half of one-fifth, pañcami-ardhyā.

\(B_{3}\) -triangular brick, quarter of one-fifth, pañcami-pādyā.

\(B_{4}\) —triangular brick, one-eighth of one-fifth, aṣṭami.

\(B_{5}\) —four-sided quarter brick of area pañcami, caturasra-pādyā. The sides are 6 aṅg., 12 aṅg., 18 aṅg. and 12 √2 aṅg. (Fig. 46 ). Its area is 144 sq. aṅg. or райсаті B-four-sided brick of area 1 pañcami, caturaśra-adhyardhā. The sides are 24 aṅg., 24 aṅg., 48 aṅg., and 24 √2 aṅg. The area is (24 × 24 + 12 × 24) sq. aṅg. or \(1\frac{1}{2}\) pañcami (Fig. 46).

अथेष्टकानां विकाराः । पञ्चमभागीयाः सावयवाः । पादेष्टकां चतुर्भिः परिगृह्णीयादर्धप्रादेशेनाध्यर्धप्रादेशेन प्रादेशेन प्रादेशसविशेषेनेति । अध्यर्धेष्टकां चतुर्भिः परिगृह्णीयादर्धव्यायामेन द्वा-भ्यामरत्निभ्यामरत्निसविशेषेनेति । ताः षट् ७

तासां चतुरश्रपाद्याः साष्टमभागाः पादयोरुपधाय शेषं यथायोगं यथासङ्ख्यं यथाधर्मं चोपदध्यात् ८

Of them, four-sided quarter bricks together with the one-eighths are placed in two feet, and the remaining space is to be filled with bricks such that these fit, the required number (of 200 bricks in the layer) is attained and the properties (of the fire-altar) are satisfied.

12.8. Placement of bricks in the two layers. The rule simply lays down that the two feet of the kankacit are to be covered by \(B_{5}\), and \(B_{4}\) bricks and the remaining space is to be filled up by such types as these fit. Further details have been avoided as enough indications as to the manner of covering up such bird-like fire-altars with curved wings and extended tail have been given in the foregoing types. Following these indications, Dvārakānātha has proposed an arrangement for filling up the two successive layers, on which basis the Fig. 47 and Fig. 48 are here presented, after Thibaut.

Fig. 47. Arrangement of bricks in the kankacit—1st layer. First layer. The placement of bricks in the first layer is as follows:

(D. writes: evamātmasiraḥ puccheṣu pādābhyām sahāṣṭāśītiriṣṭakaḥ )

D. summarizes : ātmani ṣaṭpañcāśat | pucche’ṣṭādaśa | pādayoraṣṭau | ṣaṭ śirasi | pakṣayord- vādaśaśatam | asminprastāre șaḍadhikam śatam pañcamyaḥ | catuścatvārimśadardhyāḥ | catasraḥ pādyāḥ | aṣṭatriṛśadadhyardhāḥ | (Table 9).

TABLE 9. Bricks in different parts of the kaňkacit fire-altar—1st layer.

Second layer: The placement of bricks in the second layer is as follows:

(a) In the head, including part of the body at the junction—
B2—2; B3—9 ; B6 — 2 ; total — 13.

(b) In the body, excluding the two junction layers, east-west, with the wings and one junction layer, south-west, with the tail-
B1 — 35 ; B2 — 4 ; B6 — 4; total—43

(c) In the junction layer between the body and the tail
B1 — 1 ; B2 — 2 ; B3 — 2 ; total — 5

(d) In the tail, excluding the junction layer, there are three layers, south-west, and the arrangement is as follows :- 1st layer in the east — B2 — 2; B6 — 2 ; total — 4
2nd layer in the middle —B6 — 4; " — 4
3rd layer at the end, including feet-

B3  — 5 on each side with vertices reversed alternately —10   
B2 — part of each lying within each foot        —2   
B3 — 1; B4 — 2, in the middle space of tail     —3   
B4 — 2; B-4, in the remaining space of feet     —6   
                                        Total — 21   

About the placement of these 21 bricks, D. comments as follows: tataḥ pucchagrarityām pārsvayoḥ pādyaḥ pañca pañca | tato dve ardhye padamadhyagatāgrike prāksthāratnipārsve dakṣinottaraparśvasthasaviseṣe | tayormadhye prāgagrā pādyā | tamabhitaḥ pratyagagrike dve aşṭamyau | pādāntayordve dve caturasrapādye dakṣinottarāyate pratyaksthadirghapārśve | tataḥ pūrvapraviṣṭārdhyāgrasamhitāmekaitāmaṣṭamim pāda- madhyayorupadadhyat | evam samasta ekavimsatiriṣṭakaḥ | A comparison with Fig. 48 will show how exactly and in what detail the placement of each brick has been described by the commentator.

(e) In the junction between the body and the wing-
\(B_{3}\) — 1; \(B_{6}\) — 4; total — 5. Total for two such junctions —10.

(f) In each wing, between the junction layer and the plumages, there are 8 rows, east-west, each with 4 \(B_{6}s\); total — 32.

(g) In the plumages (patras) — \(B_{2}\)-6; \(B_{3}\)— 12 ; total—18.

number and types of bricks used in the different parts are summarized in Table 10.

TABLE 10. Bricks in different parts of the kaṅkacit fire-altar-2nd layer

तासां चतुरश्रपाद्याः साष्टमभागाः पादयोरुपधाय शेषं यथायोगं यथासङ्ख्यं यथाधर्मं चोपदध्यात् ८