SanskritIASTMeaning
कम्बल-अश्वतरौ नागौkambala-aśvatarau nāgauthe nagas Kambala and Ashvatara,
धृतराष्ट्र-बलाहकौdhṛtarāṣṭra-balāhakauDhritarashtra and Balahaka,
मणिमान् कुण्डल-धरःmaṇimān kuṇḍala-dharaḥManimat, wearing earrings,
कर्कोटक-धनंजयौkarkoṭaka-dhanaṃjayauKarkotaka and Dhananjaya,
प्रह्लादः मूषिकादः चprahlādaḥ mūṣikādaḥ caPrahlada, Mushikada,
तथा एव जनमेजयःtathā eva janamejayaḥand Janamejaya,
पताकिनः मण्डलिनःpatākinaḥ maṇḍalinaḥbearing banners, coiled in rings,
फण-वन्तः च सर्वशःphaṇa-vantaḥ ca sarvaśaḥand hooded — all of them;
एते च अन्ये च बहवःete ca anye ca bahavaḥthese and many others,
सर्पाः तस्याम् युधिष्ठिरsarpāḥ tasyām yudhiṣṭhiraserpents in it, Yudhishthira,
उपासते महात्मानम्upāsate mahātmānamworship the great-souled
वरुणम् विगत-क्लमाःvaruṇam vigata-klamāḥVaruna, without weariness;
कम्बलाश्वतरौkambalāśvatarauoriginal form "kambalāśvatarau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धृतराष्ट्रबलाहकौdhṛtarāṣṭrabalāhakauoriginal form "dhṛtarāṣṭrabalāhakau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुण्डलधरःkuṇḍaladharaḥoriginal form "kuṇḍaladharaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्कोटकधनंजयौkarkoṭakadhanaṃjayauoriginal form "karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रह्लादोprahlādooriginal form "prahlādo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मूषिकादश्mūṣikādaśoriginal form "mūṣikādaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पताकिनोpatākinooriginal form "patākino", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फणवन्तश्phaṇavantaśoriginal form "phaṇavantaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्येcānyeoriginal form "cānye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्पास्sarpāsoriginal form "sarpās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यांtasyāṃoriginal form "tasyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महात्मानंmahātmānaṃoriginal form "mahātmānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरुणंvaruṇaṃoriginal form "varuṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विगतक्लमाःvigataklamāḥoriginal form "vigataklamāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the mighty nagas, formidable in themselves, stand before the lord as humble worshippers. It is significant that power, however great, gains true dignity in service to what is higher: even the lords of serpents bow before the guardian of order. Thus scripture reveals might submitting to law; and next comes the host of asuras.