Shloka 41

Duḥṣanta at Kaṇva-Āśrama; Śakuntalā’s Reception and Origin Prelude (दुःषन्तस्य कण्वाश्रमागमनम्)

Devanagari script

शेषो5नन्तो वासुकिश्न तक्षकश्न भुजड्भम: । कूर्मश्न॒ कुलिकश्नैव काद्रवेया: प्रकीर्तिता:,शेष, अनन्त, वासुकि, तक्षक, कूर्म और कुलिक आदि नागगण कढ्रूके पुत्र कहलाते हैं

Transliteration

śeṣo 'nanto vāsukiś ca takṣakaś ca bhujagaḥ | kūrmaś ca kulikaś caiva kādraveyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Śeṣa, Ananta, Vāsuki, Takṣaka, and also the serpents Bhujaga, Kūrma, and Kulika—these are celebrated as the sons of Kadru.” The narration marks the acknowledged lineages among the Nāgas, a genealogical order that later frames their roles, rivalries, and duties within the epic’s moral universe.

Word by Word

• शेषः: Śeṣa (name of a serpent)
• शेषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनन्तः: Ananta (name of a serpent)
• अनन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुकिः: Vāsuki (name of a serpent)
• वासुकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka (name of a serpent)
• तक्षकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भुजङ्गमाः: serpents
• भुजङ्गमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजङ्गम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कूर्मः: Kūrma (name of a serpent)
• कूर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुलिकः: Kulika (name of a serpent)
• कुलिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• काद्रवेयाः: sons/descendants of Kadrū
• काद्रवेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काद्रवेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/are said
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śeṣa
• Ananta
• Vāsuki
• Takṣaka
• Bhujaga
• Kūrma
• Kulika
• Kadru
• Nāgas