SB 12.6.18
Devanāgarī
अपश्यंस्तक्षकं तत्र राजा पारीक्षितो द्विजान् । उवाच तक्षक: कस्मान्न दह्येतोरगाधम: ॥ १८ ॥
Text
apaśyaṁs takṣakaṁ tatra rājā pārīkṣito dvijān uvāca takṣakaḥ kasmān na dahyetoragādhamaḥ
Synonyms
apaśyan—not seeing;takṣakam—Takṣaka;tatra—there;rājā—the King;pārīkṣitaḥ—Janamejaya;dvijān—to thebrāhmaṇas;uvāca—said;takṣakaḥ—Takṣaka;kasmāt—why;nadahyeta—has not been burned;uraga—of all the serpents;adhamaḥ—the lowest.
Translation
When King Janamejaya did not see Takṣaka entering his sacrificial fire, he said to the brāhmaṇas:Why is not Takṣaka, the lowest of all serpents, burning in this fire?