Sutra 8

Devanagari script

अनुदके कूपसेतुबन्धोत्सान् स्थापयेत्पुष्पफलवाटांश्च ॥ कZ_०२.३४.०८ ॥

Transliteration

anudake kūpasetubandhotsān sthāpayet puṣpaphalavāṭāṃś ca

Translation

In water-scarce areas, he shall establish wells, embankments/bridges and bunds, and also orchards and flower/fruit gardens.

Word by Word

• अनुदके: in a waterless place / where there is no water
• Type: Noun (Adjective used substantively)
• Root: अनुदक
• Form: locative singular; neuter; from anu-udaka ‘without water’ → ‘waterless (place)’

• कूप: wells
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप
• Form: accusative plural; masculine

• सेतु: dams/embankments (bunds)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु
• Form: accusative plural; masculine

• बन्ध: bunds/retaining works
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध
• Form: accusative plural; masculine

• उत्सान्: springs
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्स
• Form: accusative plural; masculine; ‘spring, water-source’

• स्थापयेत्: should establish / should construct
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (causative: स्थापय-)
• Form: causative; optative (vidhi-liṅ); parasmaipada; 3rd person singular; ‘should cause to be established/constructed’

• पुष्पफलवाटान्: flower- and fruit-gardens (orchards)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-फल-वाट
• Form: accusative plural; feminine; ‘enclosures/gardens of flowers and fruits’

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable; conjunctive

Entities Mentioned

• kūpa (well)
• setu-bandha (hydraulic/bridge works)
• vāṭā (orchard/garden)

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FAQs

Why pair security administration with wells and orchards?

Because stable settlement and safe transit depend on provisioning: waterworks and productive gardens sustain populations, reduce scarcity-driven crime, and support revenue.

What governance principle is illustrated?

Security and prosperity are co-produced: infrastructure is a tool of both welfare and state control.