Shloka 43

Devanagari script

वासुविकश्षित्रसेनश्व॒ तक्षको मणिकस्तथा । सर्पाश्चिव तथा सर्वे काद्रवेयाश्व॒ सान्वया:

Transliteration

vāsuvikaḥ kṣitrasenaś ca takṣako maṇikas tathā | sarpāś caiva tathā sarve kādraveyāś ca sānvayāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“婆苏毗迦与刹多罗仙那，又有多叉迦与摩尼迦——诚然，一切蛇族，迦德罗毗耶（Kādraveya）连同其全体血脉，皆在彼处。”

Word by Word

• वासुकिः: Vasuki (the serpent-king)
• वासुकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्रसेनः: Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तक्षकः: Takshaka
• तक्षकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मणिकः: Manika
• मणिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्पाः: serpents
• सर्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• काद्रवेयाः: sons/descendants of Kadru (serpents)
• काद्रवेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काद्रवेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सान्वयाः: together with their lineage/retinue (with their families)
• सान्वयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्वय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vāsuvika
• Kṣitrasena
• Takṣaka
• Maṇika
• Sarpas (Nāgas)
• Kādraveyas (descendants of Kadru)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how lineage and inherited affiliations can mobilize entire groups—suggesting an ethical reflection on collective responsibility and the power of ancestral bonds to shape participation in larger conflicts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya lists prominent nāgas—Vāsuvika, Kṣitrasena, Takṣaka, Maṇika—and states that all the Kādraveya serpents along with their kin were present, emphasizing the scale and completeness of the serpent clan’s involvement.