Sutra 38
Devanagari script
पर्वसु च नागपूजाः कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०४.३.३८ ॥
Transliteration
parvasu ca nāgapūjāḥ kārayet
Translation
また、祭日・吉日には、蛇の供養（崇拝）儀礼を執り行わせるべきである。
Word by Word
पर्वसुon festival days / at festivals
पर्वसु:
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-बहुवचन (अधिकरण)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
नागपूजाःworship ceremonies for the Nāgas (serpent deities)
नागपूजाः:
TypeNoun
Rootनागपूजा
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (नागस्य पूजा)
कारयेत्should cause (them) to be performed / should have (them) done
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कारयति)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विधान); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच् (causative) — ‘cause to be done’
Entities Mentioned
K
king/state (implied by kārayet)N
nāgas (serpents)FAQs
Preventive governance: institutionalizing public rites to reduce fear, standardize community response, and signal state care for safety.