Mahabharat

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[ष] ये सर्पाः सर्पसत्रे ऽसमिन पतिता हव्यवाहने तेषां नामानि सर्वेषां शरॊतुम इच्छामि सूतज ॥ १-५२-१ ॥

'Saunaka said, 'O son of a Suta, I desire to hear the names of all those snakes that fell into the fire of this snake sacrifice!' ॥ 1-52-1 ॥

english translation

[स] सहस्राणि बहून्य अस्मिन परयुतान्य अर्बुदानि च न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं बहुत्वाद वेदवित्तम ॥ १-५२-२ ॥

'Sauti replied, 'Many thousands and tens of thousands and billions of snakes fell into the fire. O most excellent Brahmana, so great is the number that I cannot count them all.' ॥ 1-52-2 ॥

english translation

यथा समृतितु नामानि पन्नगानां निबॊध मे उच्यमानानि मुख्यानां हुतानां जातवेदसि ॥ १-५२-३ ॥

'So far, however, as I remember, hear the names I mention of the principal snakes cast into the fire.' ॥ 1-52-3 ॥

english translation

वासुकेः कुलजांस तावत परधान्येन निबॊध मे नीलरक्तान सितान घॊरान महाकायान विषॊल्बणान ॥ १-५२-४ ॥

'Hear first the names of the principal ones of Vasuki's race alone, of color blue, red, and white of terrible form and huge body and deadly poison. Helpless and miserable and afflicted with their mother's curse, they fell into the sacrificial fire like libations of butter. ' ॥ 1-52-4 ॥

english translation

कॊटिकॊ मानसः पूर्णः सहः पौलॊ हलीसकः पिच्छिलः कॊणपश चक्रः कॊण वेगः परकालनः ॥ १-५२-५ ॥

'Kotisa, Manasa, Purna, Cala, Pala Halmaka, Pichchala, Kaunapa, Cakra, Kalavega, Prakalana.' ॥ 1-52-5 ॥

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