Sutra 10
Devanagari script
पर्वसु च नदीपूजाः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.३.१० ॥
Transliteration
parvasu ca nadīpūjāḥ kārayet
Translation
On festival/critical days, he shall have river-rites (river worship) performed.
Word by Word
पर्वसुon festival/holy days; at periodic occasions
पर्वसु:
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (अधिकरण)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
नदीपूजाःriver-worship ceremonies; rites of honoring the river
नदीपूजाः:
TypeNoun
Rootनदी + पूजा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (कर्म/विधेय-रूपेण)
कारयेत्should cause (them) to be performed; should arrange/commission
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कारयति)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः (आज्ञा/विधान); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; णिच् (causative) — ‘cause to be done’
Entities Mentioned
N
nadī (river)P
pūjā (rite)FAQs
As a state tool for cohesion and compliance during hazardous seasons—rituals align public behavior and reinforce authority in crisis-prone periods.