SB 12.6.20 • मूल श्लोक

पारीक्षित इति श्रुत्वा प्राहर्त्विज उदारधी: । सहेन्द्रस्तक्षको विप्रा नाग्नौ किमिति पात्यते ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

pārīkṣita iti śrutvā prāhartvija udāra-dhīḥ sahendras takṣako viprā nāgnau kim iti pātyate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

pārīkṣitaḥ — King Janamejaya; iti — these words; śrutvā — hearing; prāha — replied; ṛtvijaḥ — to the priests; udāra — broad; dhīḥ — whose intelligence; saha — along with; indraḥ — Indra; takṣakaḥ — Takṣaka; viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas; na — not; agnau — into the fire; kim — why; iti — indeed; pātyate — is made to fall.

Translation

“The intelligent King Janamejaya, hearing these words, replied to the priests: Then, my dear brāhmaṇas, why not make Takṣaka fall into the fire, along with his protector, Indra?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda