Sutra 42
Devanagari script
सुरुङ्गायुक्ते वा कूपे नागमनियतशिरस्कं हिरण्योपहारेण दर्शयेत् ॥ कZ_०५.२.४२ ॥
Transliteration
suruṅgāyukte vā kūpe nāgam aniyataśiraskaṃ hiraṇyopahāreṇa darśayet ।
Translation
Hoặc, trong một cái giếng được lắp đường hầm, hắn nên cho thấy một “nāga” có cái đầu xuất hiện thất thường, gắn với việc dâng vàng.
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.