इत्युक्त्वा रोषताम्राक्षो वयस्यानृषिबालकः ।
कौशिक्याप उपस्पृश्य वाग्वज्रं विससर्ज ह ॥ ३६ ॥
iti-thus; uktva-saying; rosa-tamra-aksah-with red-hot eyes due to being angry; vayasyan-unto the playmates; rsi-balakah-the son of a rsi; kausiki-the river Kausika; apah-water; upasprsya-by touching; vak-words; vajram-thunderbolt; visasarja-threw; ha-in the past.
The son of the rsi, his eyes red-hot with anger, touched the water of the River Kausika while speaking to his playmates and discharged the following thunderbolt of words.
The circumstances under which Maharaja Pariksit was cursed were simply childish, as it appears from this verse. Srṅgi was showing his impudency amongst his playmates, who were innocent. Any sane man would have prevented him from doing such great harm to all human society. By killing a king like Maharaja Pariksit, just to make a show of acquired brahminical powers, the inexperienced son of a brahmana committed a great mistake.