सर्पसत्रे समिद्धाग्नौ दह्यमानान् महोरगान् । दृष्ट्वेन्द्रं भयसंविग्नस्तक्षक: शरणं ययौ ॥ १७ ॥
sarpa-satre samiddhāgnau dahyamānān mahoragān dṛṣṭvendraṁ bhaya-saṁvignas takṣakaḥ śaraṇaṁ yayau
- sarpa-satre
- in the snake sacrifice
- samiddha
- blazing
- agnau
- in the fire
- dahyamānān
- being burned
- mahā-uragān
- the great serpents
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- indram
- to Indra
- bhaya
- with fear
- saṁvignaḥ
- very disturbed
- takṣakaḥ
- Takṣaka
- śaraṇam
- for shelter
- yayau
- went
When Takṣaka saw even the most powerful serpents being burned in the blazing fire of that snake sacrifice, he was overwhelmed with fear and approached Lord Indra for shelter.