SB 12.6.20
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 20
- pārīkṣita iti śrutvā
- prāhartvija udāra-dhīḥ
- sahendras takṣako viprā
- nāgnau kim iti pātyate
SYNONYMS
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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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?