pārīkṣitaḥ - King Janamejaya; iti - these words; śrutvā - hearing; prāha - replied; ṛtvijaḥ - to the priests; udāra - broad; dhīḥ - whose intelligence; saha - along with; indraḥ - Indra; takṣakaḥ - Takṣaka; viprāḥ - O brāhmaṇas; na - not; agnau - into the fire; kim - why; iti - indeed; pātyate - is made to fall.

The intelligent King Janamejaya, hearing these words, replied to the priests: Then, my dear brāhmaṇas, why not make Takṣaka fall into the fire, along with his protector, Indra?