SB 12.6.18
TEXT 18
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 the brāhmaṇas; uvāca—said; takṣakaḥ—Takṣaka; kasmāt—why; na dahyeta—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?