Sutra 42
Devanagari script
सुरुङ्गायुक्ते वा कूपे नागमनियतशिरस्कं हिरण्योपहारेण दर्शयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.२.४२ ॥
Transliteration
suruṅgāyukte vā kūpe nāgam aniyataśiraskaṃ hiraṇyopahāreṇa darśayet ।
Translation
Or, in a well fitted with a tunnel, he should display a “nāga” whose head appears unpredictably, in connection with the offering of gold.
Word by Word
सुरुङ्गा-युक्तेin/at a well fitted with a tunnel
सुरुङ्गा-युक्ते:
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
Rootयुज्
Formसुरुङ्गायुक्ते = सुरुङ्गा + युक्ते; ‘युक्त’ (PPP of युज्) used as adjective; locative singular neuter agreeing with कूपे
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formdisjunctive indeclinable
कूपेin a well
कूपे:
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
Formlocative singular masculine (also used as m./n. in practice); locus of action
नागम्a snake
नागम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
Formaccusative singular masculine; object of दर्शयेत्
अनियत-शिरस्कम्with an uncontrolled/unrestrained head
अनियत-शिरस्कम्:
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootनियत (√यम्) / शिरस्
Formaccusative singular masculine agreeing with नागम्; अनियत = ‘unrestrained/not fixed’; शिरस्क = ‘having head’ (possessive adjectival formation)
हिरण्य-उपहारेणby means of an offering (gift) of gold
हिरण्य-उपहारेण:
TypeNoun (instrumental phrase)
Rootउप-हृ (हृ) / हिरण्य
Forminstrumental singular masculine/neuter: ‘by/with a gift-offering of gold’; उपहार = ‘present, offering’
दर्शयेत्he should show / cause to be seen
दर्शयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formcausative? (simple stem ‘दर्शय-’ is causative of √दृश्); optative/vidhiliṅ, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular; ‘he should cause to be seen/show’
Entities Mentioned
E
engineered well/tunnel setupD
donors/offerersFAQs
A tunnel-linked well allows an agent/animal/effigy to appear and disappear, simulating a nāga’s unpredictable emergence.
The appearance is conditioned on ‘hiraṇya-upahāra’—the act of offering gold.