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SB 9.22.36

Devanāgarī

जनमेजयस्त्वां विदित्वा तक्षकान्निधनं गतम् । सर्पान् वै सर्पयागाग्नौ स होष्यति रुषान्वित: ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

janamejayas tvāṁ viditvā takṣakān nidhanaṁ gatam sarpān vai sarpa-yāgāgnau sa hoṣyati ruṣānvitaḥ

Synonyms

janamejayaḥ—the eldest son;tvām—about you;viditvā—knowing;takṣakāt—by the Takṣaka serpent;nidhanam—death;gatam—undergone;sarpān—the snakes;vai—indeed;sarpa-yāga-agnau—in the fire of the sacrifice for killing all the snakes;saḥ—he (Janamejaya);hoṣyati—will offer as a sacrifice;ruṣā-anvitaḥ—because of being very angry.

Translation

Because of your death by the Takṣaka snake, your son Janamejaya will be very angry and will perform a sacrifice to kill all the snakes in the world.

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