Sauti said : The king, having heard these words, got angry on Takshaka. Uttanka's speech inflamed him as ghee does the sacrificial fire.
सौतिरुवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतिस्तक्षकाय चुकोप है। उत्तङ्कवाक्यहविषा दीप्तोऽग्निर्हविषा यथा॥