Sutra 14

Devanagari script

कुल्यकुमारमुख्योपग्रहं कृत्वा वा कुमारमभिषिक्तमेव दर्शयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.६.१४ ॥

Transliteration

kulyakumāramukhyopagrahaṃ kṛtvā vā kumāram abhiṣiktam eva darśayet

Translation

Ou bien, après s’être assuré l’appui des kulyakumāras et des notables, il doit présenter le prince comme déjà consacré (installé officiellement).

Word by Word

• कुल्यकुमारमुख्योपग्रहम्: a supporting party/group consisting of the principal (leading) sons of collateral/related princes (kulyakumāras)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपग्रह (with members: कुल्यकुमार, मुख्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः = (कुल्यकुमाराः च मुख्याः) तेषाम् उपग्रहः → कुल्यकुमारमुख्योपग्रहः

• कृत्वा: having made/arranged
• Type: Verb (absolutive)
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावः (absolutive/gerund); ‘having done/made’

• वा: or
• Type: Particle
• Root: वा
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपातः

• कुमारम्: the prince
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया

• अभिषिक्तम्: consecrated/anointed (as king)
• Type: Participle (past passive)
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; कुमारम् इति विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपातः

• दर्शयेत्: he should show/present (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रयोगः (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘should cause to be seen/show’

Entities Mentioned

• kulyakumāras
• leading men (mukhyas)
• prince (kumāra)

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FAQs

Why secure elites before ‘showing’ the consecrated prince?

Because formal legitimacy works only when power-brokers accept it; elite buy-in reduces contestation and makes the installation appear inevitable.

What is the political technique implied by ‘already consecrated’?

A ‘fait accompli’ legitimacy move—presenting a settled outcome to discourage opposition mobilization.