janamejayahthe eldest son; tvamabout you; viditvaknowing; taksakatby the Taksaka serpent; nidhanamdeath; gatamundergone; sarpanthe snakes; vaiindeed; sarpa-yaga-agnauin the fire of the sacrifice for killing all the snakes; sahhe (Janamejaya); hosyatiwill offer as a sacrifice; rusa-anvitahbecause of being very angry.