Shloka 19

शृङ्गिशापः—तक्षककाश्यपसंवादः (Śṛṅgī’s Curse and the Takṣaka–Kāśyapa Dialogue)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते पन्नगा ये वै जरत्कारौ समाहिता: । तामादाय प्रवृत्ति ते वासुके: प्रत्यवेदयन्‌,तब उन नागोंने जो जरत्कारु मुनिकी खोजमें लगाये गये थे, उनका यह समाचार पाकर उन्होंने नागराज वासुकिको सूचित किया

Transliteration

tataste pannagā ye vai jaratkārau samāhitāḥ | tāṃ ādāya pravṛttiṃ te vāsukeḥ pratyavedayan |

Translation

Then those serpents who had been attentively assigned to search for Jaratkāru, having obtained this report, carried the news and informed Vāsuki, the king of the Nāgas.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthey

पन्नगाःserpents

येwho

वैindeed

जरत्कारौin/with regard to Jaratkāru

समाहिताःintent, engaged, assigned

ताम्that (news/information)

आदायhaving taken/received

प्रवृत्तिम्report, tidings, information

तेthey

वासुकेःto/for Vāsuki (of Vāsuki)

प्रत्यवेदयन्they informed, reported

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Takṣaka

Pannagas (Nāgas/serpents)

Jaratkāru (sage)

Vāsuki (Nāga-king)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Focused execution of assigned duty and prompt reporting to rightful authority are portrayed as essential for protecting communal interests; disciplined service and accurate communication support dharma in collective decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Nāgas who were tasked with locating the sage Jaratkāru learn the relevant news and then go to inform their king Vāsuki, advancing the Nāga community’s plans connected with Jaratkāru.