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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 ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Śeṣa, Ananta, Vāsuki, Takṣaka; lại có các loài rắn Bhujaga, Kūrma và Kulika—đều được tôn xưng là những người con của Kadru.” Lời kể nhấn mạnh các dòng dõi đã được thừa nhận trong hàng Nāga, một trật tự phả hệ về sau định hình vai trò, sự kình địch và trách nhiệm của họ trong vũ trụ đạo lý của sử thi.

शेषःŚeṣa (name of a serpent)
शेषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशेष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनन्तःAnanta (name of a serpent)
अनन्तः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनन्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वासुकिःVāsuki (name of a serpent)
वासुकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तक्षकःTakṣaka (name of a serpent)
तक्षकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतक्षक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुजङ्गमाःserpents
भुजङ्गमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभुजङ्गम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कूर्मःKūrma (name of a serpent)
कूर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकूर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुलिकःKulika (name of a serpent)
कुलिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुलिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
काद्रवेयाःsons/descendants of Kadrū
काद्रवेयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाद्रवेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रकीर्तिताःare proclaimed/are said
प्रकीर्तिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + कीर्त (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Ś
Śeṣa
A
Ananta
V
Vāsuki
T
Takṣaka
B
Bhujaga
K
Kūrma
K
Kulika
K
Kadru
N
Nāgas

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.