वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-13, verse-22

इष्टकाश्च यथान्यायं कारिताश्च प्रमाणतः ।
चितो ऽग्निर्ब्राह्मणैस्तत्र कुशलैः शुल्बकर्मणि ॥२२॥

22. iṣṭakāśca yathānyāyaṃ kāritāśca pramāṇataḥ ,
cito'gnirbrāhmaṇaistatra kuśalaiḥ śulbakarmaṇi.

22. iṣṭakāḥ ca yathānyāyaṃ kāritāḥ ca pramāṇataḥ
citaḥ agniḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ tatra kuśalaiḥ śulbakarmaṇi

22. iṣṭakāḥ ca yathānyāyaṃ ca pramāṇataḥ kāritāḥ.
tatra agniḥ śulbakarmaṇi kuśalaiḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ citaḥ.

22. Bricks were properly made according to rules and measure. The fire-altar (agni) was constructed there by Brahmins skilled in the work of the sacrificial cord (śulbakarmaṇi).

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ) - bricks

• च (ca) - and

• यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - according to rule, properly, justly

• कारिताः (kāritāḥ) - (bricks) constructed (caused to be made, constructed)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - according to measure, precisely, properly

• चितः (citaḥ) - (fire-altar) constructed (piled up, built, constructed)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire-altar (for the ritual) (fire, fire-altar, Agni (the deity))

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the site of the ritual) (there, then)

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by (Brahmins) skilled (by skilled ones, by experts)

• शुल्बकर्मणि (śulbakarmaṇi) - in the work of altar construction (using measuring cords) (in the work of the sacrificial cord, in geometry)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ) - bricks

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of iṣṭakā

iṣṭakā - brick

From iṣṭa (desired, sacrificed) + ka (suffix), or root iṣ (to wish) + ṭaka.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - according to rule, properly, justly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – rule, justice, method
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-i-aya, root i (to go)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

कारिताः (kāritāḥ) - (bricks) constructed (caused to be made, constructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kārita

kārita - caused to be done, made, built

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From causative root kāri (from kṛ) + kta (past passive participle suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - according to measure, precisely, properly

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix tas from pramāṇa.

चितः (citaḥ) - (fire-altar) constructed (piled up, built, constructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cita

cita - piled, heaped, built

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to pile, gather) + kta (past passive participle suffix).

Root: ci (class 5)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the fire-altar (for the ritual) (fire, fire-altar, Agni (the deity))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, fire-altar, the god Agni

From root ag (to move swiftly) or añj (to shine).

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to Brahman (brahman)

From brahman (Veda, prayer, divine) + aṇ (suffix).

Note: Denotes the agent of the action 'citaḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the site of the ritual) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix tra.

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by (Brahmins) skilled (by skilled ones, by experts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilful, expert, clever, well

From kuśa (grass, darbha) + la (suffix); perhaps literally 'one who cuts kuśa grass skillfully'.

शुल्बकर्मणि (śulbakarmaṇi) - in the work of altar construction (using measuring cords) (in the work of the sacrificial cord, in geometry)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śulbakarma

śulbakarma - work of the sacrificial cord, ritual geometry, calculation of altar measurements

Tatpuruṣa compound: śulba (measuring cord) + karma (work).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śulba+karma)

• śulba – sacrificial cord, measuring string, rule for measurement
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)