Shloka 22

Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit

Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link

Devanagari script

खुग्भाण्डं निशि गत्वा च अपरे भुजगोत्तमा: । प्रमत्तानां हरन्त्वाशु विघ्न एवं भविष्यति,“दूसरे श्रेष्ठ नाग रातमें वहाँ जाकर असावधानीसे सोये हुए ऋत्विजोंके खुकू, खुवा और यज्ञपात्र आदि शीघ्र चुरा लावें। इस प्रकार उसमें विघ्न पड़ जायगा

Transliteration

khugbhāṇḍaṃ niśi gatvā ca apare bhujagottamāḥ | pramattānāṃ harantvāśu vighna evaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Śeṣa said: “Let other foremost serpents go there by night and quickly steal the ritual implements—such as the khugū, khuvā, and the sacrificial vessels—from the priests while they lie careless and asleep. In this way, an obstruction will be created in the sacrifice.”

Word by Word

खुग्भाण्डम्the khug-vessel (a kind of utensil)

निशिat night

गत्वाhaving gone

चand

अपरेothers

भुजगोत्तमाःthe best of serpents

प्रमत्तानाम्of the careless / inattentive (ones)

हरन्तुlet them carry off / steal

आशुquickly

विघ्नःan obstacle

एवम्thus

भविष्यतिwill be / will happen

Speaker

शेष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śeṣa

bhujagas (serpents)

Ṛ

ṛtvijas (sacrificial priests)

khugū (ritual item, as per Gita Press Hindi gloss)

khuvā (ritual item, as per Gita Press Hindi gloss)

yajñapātra (sacrificial vessels)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes