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तक्षकः नगरं नाग-साह्वयं जगामtakṣakaḥ nagaraṃ nāga-sāhvayaṃ jagāmaTakshaka set out for the City named after the Elephant (Hastinapura)
जगती-पतिं मन्त्र-अगदैः विष-हरैः रक्ष्यमाणं शुश्रावjagatī-patiṃ mantra-agadaiḥ viṣa-haraiḥ rakṣyamāṇaṃ śuśrāvahe heard that the lord of the earth was guarded by mantras and antidotes
क उपायः भवेत् माया-योगेन वञ्चयितव्यःka upāyaḥ bhavet māyā-yogena vañcayitavyaḥ[he thought:] what means could be found to deceive him through cunning
तापस-रूपेण भुजंगान् फल-पत्र-उदकं गृह्य प्राहिणोत्tāpasa-rūpeṇa bhujaṃgān phala-patra-udakaṃ gṛhya prāhiṇotin the guise of ascetics, he sent serpents bearing fruit, leaves, and water
भुजंगमाः राज्ञे दर्भान् आपः फलानि उपनिन्युःbhujaṃgamāḥ rājñe darbhān āpaḥ phalāni upaninyuḥthe serpents offered the king darbha grass, water, and fruit
राजा तत् प्रतिजग्राह गम्यताम् इति उवाचrājā tat pratijagrāha gamyatām iti uvācathe king accepted [it] and said: “go”
नागेषु गतेषु अमात्यान् प्रोवाच भक्षयन्तु इमानि फलानिnāgeṣu gateṣu amātyān provāca bhakṣayantu imāni phalāniwhen the nagas had departed, [the king] said to his counselors: taste these fruits
यत् फलं राज्ञा गृहीतं तत्र कृमिः अणुः अभूत्yat phalaṃ rājñā gṛhītaṃ tatra kṛmiḥ aṇuḥ abhūtin the fruit that the king picked up, there was a tiny worm
ह्रस्वकः कृष्ण-नयनः ताम्रः वर्णेनhrasvakaḥ kṛṣṇa-nayanaḥ tāmraḥ varṇenasmall, black-eyed, copper-colored
अस्तम् अभ्येति सविता विषात् अद्य न मे भयम्astam abhyeti savitā viṣāt adya na me bhayamthe sun is setting; I have no fear of poison today
सत्य-वाक् अस्तु सः मुनिः कृमिकः मां दशतु तक्षकः भूत्वाsatya-vāk astu saḥ muniḥ kṛmikaḥ māṃ daśatu takṣakaḥ bhūtvālet the sage's word come true; let this worm, becoming Takshaka, bite me
ग्रीवायां संनिवेश्य प्राहसत् मुमूर्षुः नष्ट-चेतनःgrīvāyāṃ saṃniveśya prāhasat mumūrṣuḥ naṣṭa-cetanaḥ[the king], placing [the worm] on his neck, laughed; [already] doomed, bereft of reason
तक्षकेण अभिवेष्टितः फलात् विनिष्क्रम्यtakṣakeṇa abhiveṣṭitaḥ phalāt viniṣkramya[the worm,] having become Takshaka, emerging from the fruit, coiled around [him]
काश्यपkāśyapaoriginal form «kāśyapa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनार्थीdhanārthīoriginal form «dhanārthī», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
याम्य्yāmyoriginal form «yāmy», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form «ahaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तन्tanoriginal form «tan», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दित्सditsaoriginal form «ditsa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुजंगमbhujaṃgamaoriginal form «bhujaṃgama», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form «'haṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनिवर्तिष्येvinivartiṣyeoriginal form «vinivartiṣye», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गृहायोरगसत्तमgṛhāyoragasattamaoriginal form «gṛhāyoragasattama», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकtakṣakaoriginal form «takṣaka», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यावद्yāvadoriginal form «yāvad», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनंdhanaṃoriginal form «dhanaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रार्थयसेprārthayaseoriginal form «prārthayase», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form «tasmād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञस्rājñasoriginal form «rājñas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽधिकम्'dhikamoriginal form «'dhikam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form «ahaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form «te», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽद्य'dyaoriginal form «'dya», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रदास्यामिpradāsyāmioriginal form «pradāsyāmi», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निवर्तस्वnivartasvaoriginal form «nivartasva», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजोत्तमdvijottamaoriginal form «dvijottama», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूतsūtaoriginal form «sūta», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकस्यtakṣakasyaoriginal form «takṣakasya», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचःvacaḥoriginal form «vacaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रुत्वाśrutvāoriginal form «śrutvā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काश्यपोkāśyapooriginal form «kāśyapo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजसत्तमःdvijasattamaḥoriginal form «dvijasattamaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रदध्यौpradadhyauoriginal form «pradadhyau», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुमहातेजाsumahātejāoriginal form «sumahātejā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजानंrājānaṃoriginal form «rājānaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिpratioriginal form «prati», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धिमान्buddhimānoriginal form «buddhimān», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यज्ञानःdivyajñānaḥoriginal form «divyajñānaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजस्वीtejasvīoriginal form «tejasvī», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्ञात्वाjñātvāoriginal form «jñātvā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form «taṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपतिंnṛpatiṃoriginal form «nṛpatiṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form «tadā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षीणायुषंkṣīṇāyuṣaṃoriginal form «kṣīṇāyuṣaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डवेयम्pāṇḍaveyamoriginal form «pāṇḍaveyam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपावर्ततapāvartataoriginal form «apāvartata», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काश्यपःkāśyapaḥoriginal form «kāśyapaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लब्ध्वाlabdhvāoriginal form «labdhvā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वित्तंvittaṃoriginal form «vittaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुनिवरस्munivarasoriginal form «munivaras», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकाद्takṣakādoriginal form «takṣakād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यावद्yāvadoriginal form «yāvad», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ईप्सितम्īpsitamoriginal form «īpsitam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निवृत्तेnivṛtteoriginal form «nivṛtte», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
काश्यपेkāśyapeoriginal form «kāśyape», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्मिन्tasminoriginal form «tasmin», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समयेनsamayenaoriginal form «samayena», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महात्मनिmahātmanioriginal form «mahātmani», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकस्takṣakasoriginal form «takṣakas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तूर्णंtūrṇaṃoriginal form «tūrṇaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नागसाह्वयम्nāgasāhvayamoriginal form «nāgasāhvayam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form «atha», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गच्छन्gacchanoriginal form «gacchan», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकोtakṣakooriginal form «takṣako», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगतीपतिम्jagatīpatimoriginal form «jagatīpatim», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्त्रागदैर्mantrāgadairoriginal form «mantrāgadair», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विषहरैviṣaharaioriginal form «viṣaharai», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रयत्नतःprayatnataḥoriginal form «prayatnataḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्तयाम्cintayāmoriginal form «cintayām», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसāsaoriginal form «āsa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form «tadā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मायायोगेनmāyāyogenaoriginal form «māyāyogena», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थिवःpārthivaḥoriginal form «pārthivaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मयाmayāoriginal form «mayā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वञ्चयितव्योvañcayitavyooriginal form «vañcayitavyo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽसौ'sauoriginal form «'sau», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपायोupāyooriginal form «upāyo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form «bhaved», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततस्tatasoriginal form «tatas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तापसरूपेणtāpasarūpeṇaoriginal form «tāpasarūpeṇa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुजंगमान्bhujaṃgamānoriginal form «bhujaṃgamān», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलपत्रोदकंphalapatrodakaṃoriginal form «phalapatrodakaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नागोnāgooriginal form «nāgo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form «'tha», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकtakṣakaoriginal form «takṣaka», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गच्छध्वंgacchadhvaṃoriginal form «gacchadhvaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यूयम्yūyamoriginal form «yūyam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अव्यग्राavyagrāoriginal form «avyagrā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजानंrājānaṃoriginal form «rājānaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यवत्तयाkāryavattayāoriginal form «kāryavattayā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलपत्रोदकंphalapatrodakaṃoriginal form «phalapatrodakaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नामnāmaoriginal form «nāma», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिग्राहयितुंpratigrāhayituṃoriginal form «pratigrāhayituṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपम्nṛpamoriginal form «nṛpam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूतsūtaoriginal form «sūta», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form «te», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकसमादिष्टास्takṣakasamādiṣṭāsoriginal form «takṣakasamādiṣṭās», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form «tathā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चक्रुर्cakruroriginal form «cakrur», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपनिन्युस्upaninyusoriginal form «upaninyus», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form «tathā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञेrājñeoriginal form «rājñe», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form «ca», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form «tac», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form «ca», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वंsarvaṃoriginal form «sarvaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजेन्द्रःrājendraḥoriginal form «rājendraḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीर्यवान्vīryavānoriginal form «vīryavān», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृत्वाkṛtvāoriginal form «kṛtvā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form «ca», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेषांteṣāṃoriginal form «teṣāṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्याणिkāryāṇioriginal form «kāryāṇi», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form «ity», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तान्tānoriginal form «tān», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेषुteṣuoriginal form «teṣu», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तापसच्छद्मरूपिषुtāpasacchadmarūpiṣuoriginal form «tāpasacchadmarūpiṣu», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुहृदश्suhṛdaśoriginal form «suhṛdaś», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form «caiva», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नराधिपःnarādhipaḥoriginal form «narādhipaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवन्तोbhavantooriginal form «bhavanto», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form «vai», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वादूनीमानिsvādūnīmānioriginal form «svādūnīmāni», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वशःsarvaśaḥoriginal form «sarvaśaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तापसैर्tāpasairoriginal form «tāpasair», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपनीतानिupanītānioriginal form «upanītāni», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताsahitāoriginal form «sahitā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मयाmayāoriginal form «mayā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ससचिवःsasacivaḥoriginal form «sasacivaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलान्य्phalānyoriginal form «phalāny», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आदातुम्ādātumoriginal form «ādātum», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऐच्छतaicchataoriginal form «aicchata», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form «yad», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रtatraoriginal form «tatra», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृमिर्kṛmiroriginal form «kṛmir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभूद्abhūdoriginal form «abhūd», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णनयनस्kṛṣṇanayanasoriginal form «kṛṣṇanayanas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताम्रोtāmrooriginal form «tāmro», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शौनकśaunakaoriginal form «śaunaka», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form «taṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गृह्यgṛhyaoriginal form «gṛhya», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपश्रेष्ठःnṛpaśreṣṭhaḥoriginal form «nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सचिवान्sacivānoriginal form «sacivān», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इदम्idamoriginal form «idam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अब्रवीत्abravītoriginal form «abravīt», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विषाद्viṣādoriginal form «viṣād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मेmeoriginal form «me», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्यवाग्satyavāgoriginal form «satyavāg», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृमिकोkṛmikooriginal form «kṛmiko», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दशत्व्daśatvoriginal form «daśatv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अयम्ayamoriginal form «ayam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकोtakṣakooriginal form «takṣako», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नामnāmaoriginal form «nāma», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form «vai», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form «tathā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परिहृतंparihṛtaṃoriginal form «parihṛtaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form «te», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैनम्cainamoriginal form «cainam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अन्ववर्तन्तanvavartantaoriginal form «anvavartanta», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्त्रिणःmantriṇaḥoriginal form «mantriṇaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालचोदिताःkālacoditāḥoriginal form «kālacoditāḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवम्evamoriginal form «evam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उक्त्वाuktvāoriginal form «uktvā», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजेन्द्रोrājendrooriginal form «rājendro», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हhaoriginal form «ha», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृमिकंkṛmikaṃoriginal form «kṛmikaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तूर्णंtūrṇaṃoriginal form «tūrṇaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुमूर्षुर्mumūrṣuroriginal form «mumūrṣur», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नष्टचेतनःnaṣṭacetanaḥoriginal form «naṣṭacetanaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हसन्न्hasannoriginal form «hasann», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवevaoriginal form «eva», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form «ca», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भोगेनbhogenaoriginal form «bhogena», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तक्षकेणाभिवेष्टितःtakṣakeṇābhiveṣṭitaḥoriginal form «takṣakeṇābhiveṣṭitaḥ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्मात्tasmātoriginal form «tasmāt», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलाद्phalādoriginal form «phalād», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form «tad», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञेrājñeoriginal form «rājñe», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निवेदितम्niveditamoriginal form «niveditam», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The death of Parikshit shows the inevitability of karma and the futility of every scheme devised against the higher will. All defenses — the palace, the mantras, the antidotes, the guards — prove powerless: Takshaka gets through by cunning, in the guise of ascetics, by means of a simple fruit. Scripture thus teaches that no worldly means can shield a man from a death ordained from above. Striking is the king's fatal blindness in the final moment: the sun has nearly set, the seventh day has almost passed, and the king, deceived by the nearness of safety, carelessly sets the worm on his own neck “in jest” — and perishes. Thus pride and carelessness, in the last hour, destroy one who had almost been saved; “driven by fate” (kala-choditah), both the king and his counselors lose their power of judgment. Here it is revealed that time (kala) is the instrument of the Lord, and at the appointed hour it takes from the doomed man the very capacity for sound judgment. The deepest lesson is this: safety lies not in walls and remedies but in turning to the Lord; and the death of the righteous king, [received] as the fruit of his own sin against a holy man, is the fulfillment of the highest justice. This death will itself become the cause of Janamejaya's snake sacrifice — thus one link of karma gives birth to the next.