Shloka 41
Duḥṣanta at Kaṇva-Āśrama; Śakuntalā’s Reception and Origin Prelude (दुःषन्तस्य कण्वाश्रमागमनम्)
शेषो5नन्तो वासुकिश्न तक्षकश्न भुजड्भम: । कूर्मश्न॒ कुलिकश्नैव काद्रवेया: प्रकीर्तिता:,शेष, अनन्त, वासुकि, तक्षक, कूर्म और कुलिक आदि नागगण कढ्रूके पुत्र कहलाते हैं
śeṣo 'nanto vāsukiś ca takṣakaś ca bhujagaḥ | kūrmaś ca kulikaś caiva kādraveyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— শেষ, অনন্ত, বাসুকি, তক্ষক আৰু ভুজগ, কূৰ্ম, কুলিক— এইসকল কদ্ৰুৰ পুত্ৰ বুলি প্ৰসিদ্ধ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the importance of recognized lineage and naming within the epic tradition: beings and communities are situated through ancestry, which later informs duties, alliances, and consequences in the moral narrative.
Vaiśampāyana lists prominent Nāgas—Śeṣa/Ananta, Vāsuki, Takṣaka, and others—and identifies them as Kadru’s offspring, establishing the serpent genealogy that becomes relevant in subsequent episodes.