SánscritoIASTSignificado
तक्षकेण येन ते हिंसितः पिताtakṣakeṇa yena te hiṃsitaḥ pitāby Takshaka, by whom your father was slain
तस्मै प्रतिकुरुष्व पन्नगाय दुरात्मनेtasmai pratikuruṣva pannagāya durātmanerequite that wicked serpent
कार्य-कालं मन्ये विधि-दृष्टस्य कर्मणःkārya-kālaṃ manye vidhi-dṛṣṭasya karmaṇaḥI believe the time has come for the act enjoined [by scripture]
गच्छ अपचितिं पितुः महात्मनःgaccha apacitiṃ pituḥ mahātmanaḥgo, then, and avenge your great-souled father
अनपराधी दष्टः दुष्ट-अन्तरात्मनाanaparādhī daṣṭaḥ duṣṭa-antarātmanāthe innocent [king] was bitten by that evil-natured [serpent]
पञ्चत्वम् अगमत् वज्र-आहतः द्रुमः इवpañcatvam agamat vajra-āhataḥ drumaḥ ivamet his death, like a tree struck by a thunderbolt
बल-दर्प-समुत्सिक्तः तक्षकः पन्नग-अधमःbala-darpa-samutsiktaḥ takṣakaḥ pannaga-adhamaḥTakshaka, puffed up with the pride of strength, the vilest of serpents
जघान काश्यपं च न्यवर्तयतjaghāna kāśyapaṃ ca nyavartayataand he turned back [the sage] Kashyapa (deterring him from saving the king)
दग्धुम् अर्हसि तं पापं ज्वलिते हव्य-वाहने सर्प-सत्रेdagdhum arhasi taṃ pāpaṃ jvalite havya-vāhane sarpa-satreyou must burn that sinner in the blazing fire at the snake-sacrifice
एवं पितुः अपचितिं गतवान् भविष्यसिevaṃ pituḥ apacitiṃ gatavān bhaviṣyasithus you will accomplish vengeance for your father
मम प्रियं च सुमहत् कृतं भविष्यतिmama priyaṃ ca sumahat kṛtaṃ bhaviṣyatiand render me a very great service
येन विघ्नः कृतः गुर्वर्थं चरतःyena vighnaḥ kṛtaḥ gurvarthaṃ carataḥ[by him] who obstructed me while I was carrying out my guru's task
उत्तङ्क-वाक्य-हविषा दीप्तः अग्निः हविषा यथाuttaṅka-vākya-haviṣā dīptaḥ agniḥ haviṣā yathā[the king] blazed up at Uttanka's words, as fire [blazes] with an oblation
अपृच्छत् मन्त्रिणः पितुः स्वर्ग-गतिं प्रतिapṛcchat mantriṇaḥ pituḥ svarga-gatiṃ pratiquestioned his counselors about how his father had departed for the other world
दुःख-शोक-आप्लुतः अभवत्duḥkha-śoka-āplutaḥ abhavatwas overwhelmed with grief and sorrow
नरेन्द्रेन्द्रnarendrendrabase form «narendrendra», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
त्वंtvaṃbase form «tvaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कार्यकालंkāryakālaṃbase form «kāryakālaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽहं'haṃbase form «'haṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विधिदृष्टस्यvidhidṛṣṭasyabase form «vidhidṛṣṭasya», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तद्tadbase form «tad», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
गच्छापचितिंgacchāpacitiṃbase form «gacchāpacitiṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजन्rājanbase form «rājan», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पितुस्pitusbase form «pitus», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तस्यtasyabase form «tasya», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तेनtenabase form «tena», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ह्य्hybase form «hy», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सsabase form «sa», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दष्टोdaṣṭobase form «daṣṭo», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दुष्टान्तरात्मनाduṣṭāntarātmanābase form «duṣṭāntarātmanā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अगमद्agamadbase form «agamad», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजाrājābase form «rājā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
वज्राहतvajrāhatabase form «vajrāhata», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
बलदर्पसमुत्सिक्तस्baladarpasamutsiktasbase form «baladarpasamutsiktas», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पन्नगाधमःpannagādhamaḥbase form «pannagādhamaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अकार्यंakāryaṃbase form «akāryaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कृतवान्kṛtavānbase form «kṛtavān», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पापोpāpobase form «pāpo», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
योyobase form «yo», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽदशत्'daśatbase form «'daśat», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पितरंpitaraṃbase form «pitaraṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तवtavabase form «tava», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजर्षिवंशगोप्तारम्rājarṣivaṃśagoptārambase form «rājarṣivaṃśagoptāram», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अमरप्रतिमंamarapratimaṃbase form «amarapratimaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नृपम्nṛpambase form «nṛpam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चैवcaivabase form «caiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पापकृत्pāpakṛtbase form «pāpakṛt», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हव्यवाहनेhavyavāhanebase form «havyavāhane», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सर्पसत्रेsarpasatrebase form «sarpasatre», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महाराजmahārājabase form «mahārāja», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
त्वयिtvayibase form «tvayi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तद्tadbase form «tad», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
धिdhibase form «dhi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
विधीयतेvidhīyatebase form «vidhīyate», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पितुश्pituśbase form «pituś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चापचितिंcāpacitiṃbase form «cāpacitiṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
गतवांस्gatavāṃsbase form «gatavāṃs», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
त्वंtvaṃbase form «tvaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजन्rājanbase form «rājan», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कर्मणःkarmaṇaḥbase form «karmaṇaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पृथिवीपालpṛthivīpālabase form «pṛthivīpāla», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ममmamabase form «mama», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दुरात्मनाdurātmanābase form «durātmanā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
कृतोkṛtobase form «kṛto», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
महाराजmahārājabase form «mahārāja», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चरतोcaratobase form «carato», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽनघ'naghabase form «'nagha», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
एतच्etacbase form «etac», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
छ्रुत्वाchrutvābase form «chrutvā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तुtubase form «tu», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
नृपतिस्nṛpatisbase form «nṛpatis», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तक्षकस्यtakṣakasyabase form «takṣakasya», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चुकोपcukopabase form «cukopa», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हhabase form «ha», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उत्तङ्कवाक्यहविषाuttaṅkavākyahaviṣābase form «uttaṅkavākyahaviṣā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दीप्तोdīptobase form «dīpto», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽग्निर्'gnirbase form «'gnir», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अपृच्छच्apṛcchacbase form «apṛcchac», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
चcabase form «ca», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदाtadābase form «tadā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजाrājābase form «rājā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
स्वान्svānbase form «svān», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सुदुःखितःsuduḥkhitaḥbase form «suduḥkhitaḥ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उत्तङ्कस्यैवuttaṅkasyaivabase form «uttaṅkasyaiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सांनिध्येsāṃnidhyebase form «sāṃnidhye», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
स्वर्गगतिंsvargagatiṃbase form «svargagatiṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदैवtadaivabase form «tadaiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
हिhibase form «hi», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
सsabase form «sa», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
राजेन्द्रोrājendrobase form «rājendro», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
दुःखशोकाप्लुतोduḥkhaśokāplutobase form «duḥkhaśokāpluto», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
ऽभवत्'bhavatbase form «'bhavat», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यदैवyadaivabase form «yadaiva», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
पितरंpitaraṃbase form «pitaraṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
वृत्तम्vṛttambase form «vṛttam», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
उत्तङ्काद्uttaṅkādbase form «uttaṅkād», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अशृणोत्aśṛṇotbase form «aśṛṇot», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
तदाtadābase form «tadā», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
The conclusion of the Paushya-parva closes the circle of the narrative: Sarama's curse, Janamejaya's disquiet, his search for expiation — all lead to the snake-sacrifice on which the whole framing story of the Mahabharata rests. Uttanka, driven both by vengeance for the death of King Parikshit and by his own grievance against Takshaka, kindles righteous anger in Janamejaya. A distinction matters here: anger at a villain who destroyed a holy king and trampled dharma underfoot is not the blind fury that destroys the soul — it is the fulfillment of the kshatriya's duty to punish evil. Yet scripture subtly points to the danger as well: anger, "like fire fed with oil," kindles easily and can carry one toward excess — as will indeed happen later, when the sacrifice threatens to annihilate the entire race of serpents and must be halted by the wise Astika. Janamejaya's grief over his innocently slain father is noble, but vengeance driven by grief needs the restraint of dharma. Thus the Paushya-parva closes with a tale of devotion to the guru, of grace acting from above, and of how ancient wrong begets a chain of retribution that only wisdom and compassion can, in the end, arrest.