नागnāga

नाग (nāga) is a Sanskrit word meaning a snake, a serpent-demon, the number seven or eight, a cruel man, an elephant, the best or most excellent of any kind. Its 78 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Serpent / Nāga (Mythical Serpent Being), Human Types, Epithets, Proper Names, and Roles, Objects, Physiological Concepts, Abstracta, and Miscellaneous.

Etymology: E. नग a mountain, and अण् affix; living or produced in mountainous regions, &c. नगे पर्वते भवः अण् न गच्छति अगः न अगो वा ।
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Meanings by context

Serpent / Nāga (Mythical Serpent Being)

17 definitions

a snake

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a serpent-demon

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of a serpent-demon

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A snake, particularly the cobra.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A fabulous serpent-demon with a human face and a serpent tail, inhabiting Pātāla.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A female Naga.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the lord of serpents

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A serpent, especially a fabulous serpent with a human face. 2. An elephant. 3. A vital air causing vomiting. 4. The name of several plants.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A demigod with a human face and a serpent tail. 2. A serpent, especially the cobra. 3. An elephant. 4. A cruel or tyrannical person. 5. A cloud. 6. Pre-eminent. 7. A wall peg or nail. 8. A tree. 9. A sort of grass. 10. A tree used in dyeing. 11. An internal wind expelled by belching. 12. Betel. 13. A country. 14. Tin. 15. Lead. 16. An astronomical period. 17. The effects of that period.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A demigod with a human face and serpent tail. 2. A serpent. 3. An elephant. 4. A cruel man. 5. A cloud. 6. A wooden peg. 7. Tin. 8. Lead. 9. A cycle.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A snake, especially the cobra. 2. A semi-divine being with a human face and serpent tail. 3. An elephant. 4. A shark. 5. A cruel or tyrannical person. 6. A pre-eminent person. 7. A cloud. 8. A wall peg for hanging things. 9. Piper betel. 10. A bodily air expelled by eructation. 11. The number seven.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A demigod with a human face, a serpent tail, and a cobra hood, residing in the lower regions. 2. A serpent or cobra. 3. An elephant. 4. A cruel or tyrannical person. 5. A cloud. 6. Preeminent, when in composition. 7. A projecting wall peg for hanging things. 8. A small tree, Mesua ferrea. 9. A sort of grass, Cyperus pertenuis. 10. A dye plant, Rottleria tinctoria. 11. A vital air expelled by belching. 12. Betel. 13. A country. 14. A shark. 15. Tin. 16. Lead. 17. An astronomical period corresponding to the last half of the new moon.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A serpent or fabulous serpent inhabiting the infernal regions. 2. An elephant. 3. A small tree, Mesua Roxburghii. 4. One of the five vital airs. 5. A proper name. 6. The name of a mountain. A female elephant. Consisting of serpents. Produced from an elephant.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Serpent or serpent-demon. 2. A bodily wind. 3. Elephant. 4. A man's name.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A snake in general, especially the cobra. 2. A fabulous serpent-demon with a human face and serpent tail. 3. An elephant. 4. A shark. 5. A cruel or tyrannical person. 6. A great or pre-eminent person. 7. A cloud. 8. A peg or nail projecting from a wall for hanging things. 9. One of the five airs of the body, expelled by eructation. 10. Tin. 11. Lead.

नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 0474-c]
नाग (nāga) nāga, as, m. (perhaps for original

snāga; Angl. Sax. snaca; Eng. snake; or connected

with naga, a mountain, or nagna, naked; said to be

fr. rt. 1. dah through change of d into n), a snake in

general, especially the spectacle-snake or cobra capella,

Coluber; a Nāga or fabulous serpent-demon so

called, having a human face with the tail of a ser-

pent, (the race of these beings is said to have sprung

from Kadrū, wife of Kaśyapa [or from Su-rasā], in

order to people Pātāla, one of the regions below the

earth, their city is called Bhoga-vatī); an elephant;

a shark (= tantu-nāga); a cruel or tyrannical

person; (at the end of a comp.) ‘an elephant of a

man,’ any great or pre-eminent person; N. of several

plants, the small tree with fragrant blossoms, Mesua

Roxburghii [cf. nāga-keśara]; Rottlera Tinctoria

(= pun-nāga); a Cyperus (= mustaka); Piper

Betel; a poisonous plant (see nāga-stokaka); a

cloud; a peg or nail projecting from a wall to hang

anything upon; one of the five airs of the body,

that which is expelled by eructation; N. of the

number seven, (probably to be referred to seven

mythical serpents, but eight principal Nāgas are

mentioned); N. of a Sādhya; of a Buddhist teacher;

of a king of Āryāvarta, contemporary of Samudra-

gupta; N. of a dynasty consisting of nine or seven

princes; N. of several men; N. of a mountain; of

a district; (ī), f. a female Nāga; a female elephant;

(am), n. tin; lead; one of the astronomical periods

called Karaṇas, (it is one of those termed dhruva,

q. v., or invariable, and corresponds to the last half of

Amāvāsya or new moon); the effects of that period

on anything done or happening during it; (as, ī,

am), formed or consisting of snakes, serpentine,

snaky; relating to serpents or serpent-demons;
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elephantine, belonging to or resembling an elephant;

(ā), f., N. of a woman; [cf. kṣiti-n°.] —Nāga-

kanda, as, m. a kind of bulbous plant (= hasti-

kanda). —Nāga-kanyakā, f. a serpent-virgin.

—Nāga-karṇa, as, m. a kind of Ricinus (= rak-

tairaṇḍa, hasti-karṇa). —Nāga-kiñjalka, am, n.

the blossom of Mesua Roxburghii. —Nāga-kumāra,

as, m. a prince of the serpent-demons; N. of a class

of deities among the Bhavanādhīśas guarding the

treasures of Kuvera. —Nāga-keśa, as, m., N. of a

minister of king Nageśa. —Nāga-keśara or nāga-

kesara, as, m. a small tree with fragrant blossoms

(commonly Nageśar), Mesua Roxburghii or Ferrea;

(am), n. the blossom of this tree. —Nāga-khaṇḍa,

N. of one of the nine divisions of Bhārata-varṣa.

—Nāga-gandhā, f. a species of bulbous plant (=

nākulī or sarpa-gandhā). —Nāga-garbha, am,

n. red lead. —Nāga-cūḍa, as, m. ‘snake-crested’ or

‘whose top-knot consists of snakes,’ an epithet of

Śiva. —Nāga-cchattrā, f. a kind of plant, Tiaridium

Indicum. —Nāga-ja, as, ā, am, produced by or born

from a Nāga, &c. (am), n. red lead; tin. —Nāga-

jihvā, f. ‘snake-tongue,’ a species of plant, Asclepias

Pseudosarsa; (see śārivā.) —Nāga-jihvikā, f. red

arsenic. —Nāga-jīvana, am, n. tin. —Nāgajīvana-

śatru, us, m. ‘enemy of tin,’ orpiment. —Nāga-

tīrtha, am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Nāga-datta, as,

ā, am, given by Nāgas or serpents; (as), m., N. of

one of the 100 sons of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; N. of a man

related to Śākya-muni; of a king of Āryāvarta,

contemporary of Samudra-gupta. —Nāga-danta, as,

m. elephant's tusk or ivory, the tooth or tusk of an

elephant; a shelf, peg, or bracket projecting from

a wall and used to hang things upon; (ā), f., N. of

an Apsaras; (ī), f. a species of sun-flower, Helio-

tropium Indicum; a harlot. —Nāgadantaka, as,

m. ivory; a wooden peg or bracket projecting from

a wall, a shelf; (ikā), f. a plant, commonly called

Rāma-dūti, Tragia Involucrata. —Nāga-damanī, f.

a particular plant (= jambū, jāmbavatī, vṛkkā).

—Nāga-dalopama (°la-up°), am, n. the tree

Xylocarpus Granatum. —Nāga-dāśaka, as, m., N.

of a prince. —Nāga-deṇṭikā, f. the betel plant.

—Nāga-deva, as, m., N. of an author. —Nāga-

dru, us, m. a species of Euphorbia used in offerings

to the snake-goddess Manasā (= samanta-dugdha).

—Nāga-dvīpa, as, m., N. of a Dvīpa in Jambū-

khaṇḍa or Bhārata-varṣa. —Nāga-nakṣatra, am,

n., N. of the three asterisms forming the Nāga-

vīthi (?). —Nāga-nātha, as, m. the king of the ser-

pents, a serpent-chief; (am), n., N. of a Liṅga sacred

to Śiva; (also called nāganātheśa-liṅga.) —Nāga-

nābha, as, m., N. of a man. —Nāga-nāmaka, am,

n. tin. —Nāga-nāman, ā, m. holy basil (= tulasī).

—Nāga-nāyaka, as, m. the leader or chief of the

Nāgas or snakes. —Nāga-nāsā, f. the trunk or pro-

boscis of an elephant. —Nāganāsorū (°sā-ūrū), ūs,

f. a woman whose thighs taper like the trunk of an

elephant; [cf. karabhorū, p. 205, col. 2.] —Nāga-

niryūha, as, m. = niryūha and nāga-danta, a

large pin or bracket projecting from a wall like a

shelf. —Nāga-pañcamī, f. a particular festival, the

fifth day in the light half of month Śrāvaṇa;

the fifth day in the dark half of month Āṣāḍhā.

—Nāga-pati, is, m. a serpent-chief. —Nāga-pat-

trā, f. = nāga-damanī. —Nāga-pattrī, f. a species

of plant (= lakṣmaṇā). —Nāga-pada, as, m. a

kind of coitus. —Nāga-parṇī, f. the betel plant.

—Nāga-pāla, as, m., N. of a man; a prince of

Sāśikya. —Nāga-pāśa, as, m. a sort of magical noose

or lasso used in battle to entangle an enemy; ‘the

serpent-noose,’ an epithet of the weapon of Varuṇa,

regent of the waters; a kind of coitus. —Nāga-

pāśaka, as, m. a kind of coitus. —Nāga-pura,

as, m. ‘elephant's town,’ ancient Delhi (= gaja-

pura, hāstina-pura). —Nāga-puṣpa, as, m.

several plants, = Rottlera Tinctoria (= pun-nāga);

Mesua Roxburghii (= nāga-kesara); Michelia

Champaka (= campaka); (am), n. the blossom of

this plant; (ī), f. = nāga-damanī. —Nāgapuṣpa-

phalā, f. the plant Benincasa Cerifera (= kuṣ-
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māṇḍī). —Nāga-puṣpikā, f. yellow jasmine (=

svarṇa-yūthī). —Nāga-phala, as, m. the plant

Trichosanthes Diœca; (ā), f. a various reading for

nāga-balā. —Nāga-badhū, ūs, f. a female ele-

phant. —Nāga-bandhaka, as, m. an elephant-

catcher. —Nāga-bandhu, us, m. ‘elephant-friend,

liked by elephants,’ the holy fig-tree, Ficus Religiosa

(= aśvattha). —Nāga-bala, as, m. ‘having the

strength of an elephant,’ an epithet of Bhīma; (ā),

f. the plant Uraria Lagopodioides; (am), n. a par-

ticular high number. —Nāga-buddha, as, m. or

nāga-bodhi, is, m., N. of a Buddhist teacher.

—Nāga-buddhi, is, m., N. of a medical author.

—Nāga-bodha, as, m., N. of an author. —Nāga-

bhaginī, f. ‘serpent's sister,’ N. of the goddess Manasā;

[cf. nāga-mātṛ.] —Nāga-bhid, t, m. ‘elephant-

destroyer,’ a species of snake, Amphisbæna; (also

written nāga-bhṛt, = ḍuṇḍu.) —Nāga-bhūṣaṇa,

as, ā, am, ‘decorated with serpents,’ an epithet of

Śiva; [cf. nāga-cūḍa.] —Nāga-bhoga, as, m. a

species of serpent. —Nāga-maṇḍalika, as, m. a

snake-keeper; a snake-catcher. —Nāga-matī, f. the

plant Ocimum Sanctum. —Nāga-maya, as, ī, am,

consisting of or in elephants. —Nāga-malla, as,

m. ‘an athlete among the elephants,’ an epithet of

Indra's elephant Airāvata. —Nāga-mātṛ, tā, f.

‘mother of serpent-demons,’ an epithet of Su-rasā; an

epithet of the goddess Manasā (supposed to preside

over snakes); red arsenic. —Nāga-māra, as, m. a

species of pot-herb, also Keśa-rāja. —Nāga-mudra,

as, m., N. of a Buddhist Sthavira (= nāga-sena).

—Nāga-yaṣṭi, is, f. or nāga-yaṣṭikā, f. a gradu-

ated pole or post for showing the depth of water in

a newly dug pond, a boring-rod or stick driven into

the earth. —Nāga-rakta, am, n. red lead. —Nāga-

raṅga, as, m. the orange, (usually applied to the

Silhet orange, Citrus Aurantium.) —Nāga-raṭṭa, as,

m. a various reading for nāga-vaṭṭa, q. v. —Nāga-

rāj, ṭ, m. a serpent-king, a chief of the Nāgas.

—Nāga-rāja, as, m. ‘king of the serpents,’ an epithet

of Ananta or of Vāsuki, chief of the serpents; a king

among the elephants, a large elephant. —Nāgarāja-

kara, as, m. the trunk of the king of elephants.

—Nāga-rājan, ā, m. a serpent-king. —Nāga-ruka,

as, m. = nāga-raṅga, the orange-tree. —Nāga-reṇu,

us, m. red lead. —Nāga-latā, f. the penis; N. of a

woman. —Nāga-lekhā, f., N. of a woman. —Nāga-

loka, as, m. the Nāga world or one of the regions

below the earth, otherwise called Pātāla, the world of

the serpent-demons, the abode of serpents or the

race of serpents collectively. —Nāga-vaṭṭa, as, m.,

N. of a man; [cf. nāga-raṭṭa.] —Nāga-vat, ān, atī,

at, consisting of snakes; possessed of elephants. —Nā-

ga-vadhū, see nāga-badhū. —Nāga-vana, am, n.

‘serpent-wood,’ N. of a place. —Nāga-vartman, ā,

m., N. of a Tīrtha. —Nāga-vallarī or nāga-

valli, is, ī, or nāga-vallikā, f. Piper Betel, the

betel plant. —Nāga-vārika, as, m. a royal elephant;

an elephant-driver or keeper; a peacock; an epithet

of Garuḍa, the bird of Viṣṇu; the chief person in a

court or assembly. —Nāga-vāsa, as, m. ‘abode of

snakes,’ N. of a lake supposed to have been formed

originally by the valley of Nepal. —Nāga-vīthī, f. a

row of serpents; the serpents' path, that part of the

moon's path which contains the asterisms Svāti or

(according to others) Aśvinī, Bharaṇī, and Kṛttikā;

N. of a daughter of Yāmī who was the daughter of

Dakṣa and wife of Dharma; of a daughter of Kaś-

yapa by Yāminī. —Nāga-vṛkṣa, as, m. a species

of tree. —Nāga-śata, as, m., N. of a mountain.

—Nāga-śrī, īs, f., N. of a queen. —Nāga-sam-

bhava, am, n. minium or red lead. —Nāga-sam-

bhūta, ‘produced from serpents,’ epithet of a sort of

pearl. —Nāga-sāhvaya, as, ā, am, called after

elephants, (generally with nagara = ‘elephant's town,’

i. e. Hāstina-pura.) —Nāga-sugandhā, f. the ich-

neumon plant (= su-gandhā, sarpa-sugandhā,

bhujaṅgākṣī; cf. nākulī). —Nāga-sena, as, m.,

N. of a Buddhist Sthavira; a king of Āryāvarta and

contemporary of Samudra-gupta. —Nāga-stokaka,

am, n. a species of poisonous plant. —Nāga-sthala,
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N. of a village near Mathurā. —Nāga-sphotā or

rather nāga-sphoṭā, f. two plants (= dantī and nāga-

dantī). —Nāga-svarūpiṇī, f. a kind of metre con-

sisting of four lines of eight syllables each. —Nāga-

hanu, us, m. a kind of perfume (= nakha). —Nāga-

hantrī, f. a species of plant (= bandhyā-karko-

ṭakī; cf. nāgārāti). —Nāga-hrada, am, n. a

lake inhabited by snakes or serpent-demons. —Nā-

gākhya (°ga-ākh°), as, m. = nāga-kesara, Mesua

Roxburghii. —Nāgāṅga, am, n. Hāstina-pura. —Nā-

gāṅganā (°ga-aṅ°), f. a female elephant; the pro-

boscis of an elephant; [cf. nāgāñjanā.] —Nāgāñ-

calā (°ga-añ°), f. = nāga-yaṣṭi, q. v. —Nāgāñ-

janā, f. the female of an elephant (= nāga-yaṣṭi,

q. v.). —Nāgādhipa (°ga-adh°), as, m. ‘the ser-

pent-prince,’ an epithet of Śeṣa. —Nāgādhipati

(°ga-adh°), is, m. ‘serpent-chief,’ an epithet of

Virūḍhaka. —Nāgādhirāja (°ga-adh°), as, m. the

king or chief of the elephants. —Nāgānanda

(°ga-ān°), as or am, m. n. (?), or nāgānanda-nā-

ṭaka, am, n., N. of a play ascribed to king Harṣa.

—Nāgāntaka (°ga-an°), as, m. ‘destroyer of

serpents,’ an epithet of Garuḍa, the bird of Viṣṇu.

—Nāgābhibhu, us, or -bhū (°ga-abh°), ūs, m., N.

of a Buddha. —Nāgārāti (°ga-ar°), is, m. a species

of plant (= bandhyā-karkoṭakī; cf. nāga-hantrī).

—Nāgāri (°ga-ari), is, m. ‘enemy of serpents,’

epithet of Garuḍa. —Nāgārūḍha (°ga-ār°), as, ā,

am, mounted or riding upon an elephant. —Nāgār-

juna (°ga-ar°), as, m., N. of an ancient Buddhist

teacher of the rank of a Bodhi-sattva, said to be

the author of the Yoga-ratna-mālā or Āścarya-ratna-

mālā; (ī), f., N. of a rock-cavern. —Nāgālābu

(°ga-al°), us, f. a species of gourd (= kumbha-

tumbi). —Nāgāśana (°ga-aś°), as, m. ‘snake-

eater,’ a peacock; an epithet of Garuḍa. —Nā-

gāhva (°ga-āh°), am, n. ‘the town called after

elephants,’ Hāstina-pura; (ā), f. a species of bulbous

plant (= lakṣmaṇā; cf. nāga-pattrī). —Nāgāh-

vaya (°ga-āh°), as, m. a species of plant; an epithet

of Tathāgata-bhadra. —Nāgendra (°ga-in°), as,

m. a serpent-prince, serpent-chief; (ī), f., N. of a

river. —Nāgeśa (°ga-īśa), as, m., N. of a prince;

an epithet of Patañjali; Nāgeśa or Nāgeśa-bhaṭṭa,

N. of a grammarian, see Nāgojī; (am), n., N. of a

Liṅga in Dārukā-vana. —Nāgeśvara (°ga-īś°), as,

m., N. of a man; (ī), f., N. of the deity Manasā;

(am), n., N. of a Liṅga. —Nāgeśvara-tīrtha, am,

n., N. of several sacred bathing-places. —Nāgodara

(°ga-ud°), as, m., N. of a medical author; (am),

n. a medical term for a peculiar disease of preg-

nancy, dissolution of the fetus in the womb; a

breast-plate, a cuirass. —Nāgodbheda (°ga-ud°), as,

m., N. of a sacred spot where the river Saras-vatī

re-appears. [ID=24035]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

serpents, sons of Kashyapa and Kadru

नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 492-2]
Nāga, pl. (°āḥ) (“Serpents”), sons of Kaśyapa and Kadrū

(or Surasā). § 11 (Anukram.): I, 2, 365 (sarva-N°ānāṃ

…sambhavaḥ), 369 (°ānāṃ…samudbhavaḥ).—§ 17

(Uttaṅka): I, 3, 797 (Airāvatarājānaḥ sarpāḥ), 799

(bahūni N°veśmāni Gaṅgāyās tīra uttare), 804 (prārthayan

N°mukhyatāṃ, sc. Śrutasena), ††806, ††813, ††830 (°bhavane,

the adventures of Uttaṅka in the world of the N.).—§ 26

(Jaratkāru): I, 15, 1063 (all. to § 68).—§ 27 (Kaśyapa):

I, 16, 1076 (°sahasraṃ, sons of Kaśyapa and Kadrū).—

[§ 29 (Kadrū): I, 20 (Kadrū cursed her sons, that they

should be consumed by the fire at the snake-sacrifice of

Janamejaya).]—§ 30b (Samudra): I, 21, 1210 (°ānām ālayaṃ,

i.e. the ocean).—§ 31 (Kadrū): I, 22, 1223.—§ 31b

(Samudradarśana): I, 22, 1230 (do.).—§ 32b (Garuḍa):

I, 23, 1247 (°kṣayakaraḥ, i.e. Garuḍa).—§ 36 (Kadrū):

I, 25, 1282 (°ānām ālayaḥ, i.e. the ocean).—§ 38 (do.):

I, 26, 1301.—§ 39 (Rāmaṇīyaka): I, 27, 1304, 1310.—

§ 40 (Garuḍa): I, 28, 1332.—§ 47 (Sarpanāmak.): I, 35,

1562 (enumeration of the principal serpents).—§ 49 (Vāsuki):

I, 37, 1606, 1608, 1614; 38, 1637, 1640; 39, 1641

(consultation of the serpents about the means of being

delivered from the curse of Kadrū).—§ 51 (Parikṣit): I,

43, 1792, 1795.—§ 58b foll. (Sarpasattra): I, 53, 2052,

2053, 2059 (the snake-sacrifice of Janamejaya, Āstīka

obtained from Janamejaya the boon that the sacrifice might

be ended).—§ 63 (do.): I, 57, 2148 (enumeration of the

serpents of Vāsuki's race who had fallen into the fire).—

§ 64 (do.): I, 57, 2151 (do., of Takṣaka's race).—§ 65

(do.): I, 57, 2153 (do., of Airāvata's race).—§ 66 (do.):

I, 57, 2155 (do., of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's race), 2160.—[§ 68

(Āstīka): I, 58 (thus Āstīka had delivered the serpents

from the curse of Kadrū).]—§ 129 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66,

2634 (sons of Surasā, the pannagas being sons of Kadrū).—

§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4829 (present at the birth of

Arjuna, enumeration).—§ 197 (Bhīmasenarasap.): I, 128,

5018 (°bhavane, °kumārakān), 5025, 5031, 5033; 129, 5057,

5058, 5060 (Bhīmasena was rescued by the Nāgas and

dwelt for some time in the world of the Nāgas).—§ 233

(Svayaṃvarap.): I, 187, 7017 (Suparṇa-N°āsura-Siddha-

juṣṭaṃ, sc. antarīkṣaṃ).—§ 244 (Rājyalābhap.): I, 207,

7575 (°air Bhogavatī yathā), 7594 (do.).—§ 246 (Sundo-

pasundop.): I, 210, 7659 (antarbhūmigatān, vanquished

by Sunda and Upasunda); 212, 7712 (Sunda and Upasunda

robbed the jewels of the N.).—§ 247 (Arjunavanavāsap.):

I, 213, 7745 (°air iva Sarasvatī).—§ 256b (Khāṇḍava-

dahanap.): I, 224, 8171.—§ 257d (Sudarśana): I, 225,

8198 (°ānām adhikaḥ, sc. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 258 (Khāṇḍava-

dahanap.): I, 228, 8285, 8318 (slain at the conflagration

of the Khāṇḍava forest).—§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 335

(śataṃ, in the palace of Yama).—[§ 268 (Varuṇasabhāv.):

II, 9, 363 (sarpāḥ, enumeration).]—§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.):

II, 11, 465 (worship Brahmán), 472 (come to the palace

of Brahmán).—§ 271 (Lokapālasabhākh.): II, 12, 480

(in the palace of Varuṇa).—§ 314 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 9,

330.—§ 345 (Nalopākhyānap.): III, 57, 2195 (°air

Bhogavatīm iva).—§ 362 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 83, 5084

(Sarpadevīṃ…N°ānāṃ tīrthaṃ).—§ 373 (Prayāga): III,

85, 8214 (in Prayāga).—§ 418d (Kailāsa): III, 139, 10831

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(on the mountain of Kailāsa).—§ 437 (Yakṣayuddhap.):

III, 160, 11696 (°-mahānāga-°).—§ 445 (Nivātakavaca-

yuddhap.): III, 173, 12262 (hatanāgam iva hradaṃ).—

§ 459 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 188, 12924, 12942 (seen by

Mārkaṇḍeya in the stomach of Nārāyaṇa).—§ 460b

(Kaliyuga): III, 190, 13075 (°ānām ālayeṣu), 13093.—

§ 476 (Dhundhumārop.): III, 202, 13535 (°ānāṃ…

varaṃ).—§ 549d (Dhṛtarāṣṭra): IV, 2, 44 (Dhṛtarāṣṭraś

ca N°ānāṃ, sc. varaḥ).—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 26, 887

(iva N°endrāḥ?, “elephants” PCR.).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.):

V, 71, †2580 (°-Rakṣasāṃ, sc. janitraṃ, i.e. Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu).—

§ 564 (Mātaliyop.): V, 97, 3520 (M. would seek a husband

for his daughter among the N.); 103, 3620 (Surasāyāḥ

sutāḥ), 3624 (enumeration of the principal Nāgas).—§ 565

(Gālavacarita): V, 120, 4028 (°-Yakṣa-manuṣyānāṃ samā-

gamaḥ).—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 179, 7152 (kṣaranto

rudhiraṃ N°ā iva).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 6θ, 246 (sarpā

N°āś ca, on the mountain Niṣada).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.):

VI, 34, 1233 (Anantaś cāsmi N°ānāṃ, says Kṛṣṇa).—

§ 586 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 104, 4758 (mahāśaktiṃ…

Nāgakanyopamāṃ).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 156,

†6921 (applauded Aśvatthāman); 163, †7293.—§ 601

(Droṇavadhap.): VII, 185γ, 8434 (had been slain by Arjuna

in the Khāṇḍava forest, cf. § 258).—§ 603b (Nārāyaṇa):

VII, 201ζζ, †9465 (°-Rakṣaḥ-Piśācān, 9475.—§ 605

(Karṇap.): VIII, 24, 925 (āśīviṣā yathā N°ā bhittvā gām

salilaṃ yayuḥ), 975 (only C., read nagāḥ (“mountains”)

with B.).—§ 606 (Tripurākhyāna): VIII, 34, 1483

(enumeration, became the vālabandhanāḥ of the horses of

Śiva).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 87χʹ, 4415 (sided with

Arjuna), 4426 (°-Yakṣāḥ); 88, †4490 (deva-N°āsura-

Siddha-Yakṣāḥ).—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 10, 498 (lelihānām

iva…Nāgakanyāṃ, sc. śaktiṃ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.):

IX, 58, 3271 (Garutmantau yathā N°āmiṣaiṣiṇau); 62,

3464 (hṛtanāgam iva hradaṃ).—§ 616 (Sauptikap.): X, 6,

219 (°-yajñopavītinaṃ, sc. Aśvatthāman).—§ 617 (Aiṣīkap.):

X, 15, 715.—§ 618 (Jalapradānik.): XI, 5, 133 (pañcaśīrṣa-

dharaiḥ).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47, 1636 (paryaṅke

N°bhūṣite, sc. Kṛṣṇa's).—§ 641f (Pṛthu Vainya): XII,

59, 2245 (Yakṣa-Rākṣasa-N°aiḥ).—§ 660b (Bhṛgu-

Bharadvājasaṃv.): XII, 188, 6932 (Yakṣa-Rākṣasa-

N°āḥ).—§ 662b (Jāpakop.): XII, 200δ, 7341.—§ 667

(Mokṣadh.): XII, 210, 7657.—§ 704 (do.): XII, 301,

†11097.—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 344γγ, 13366.—

§ 718b (Uñchavṛttyup.): XII, 361, 13866 (Saurabheyāḥ,

read Sauraseyāḥ).—§ 723 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 6α, 308.—

§ 730g (Upamanyu): XIII, 14η, 746 (nāgamauñjī, etc.,

sc. Śiva).—§ 734 (do.): XIII, 26, 1807 (sudhā yathā ca

N°ānāṃ).—§ 746 (do.): XIII, 67, 3388 (°ānāñ ca sudhā

tathā, sc. annaṃ).—§ 747 (do.): XIII, 84γ, 3978 (kuñjarāḥ

smṛtā N°āḥ).—§ 747b (Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 85, 4023.—

§ 754 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 98, 4705 (Gandharva-N°-

Yakṣebhyaḥ), 4711, 4738 (°ānāṃ dayitā nityaṃ padmotpala-

vimiśritāḥ, sc. balayaḥ).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 107ζ, 5261

(°vīthīsamākulaṃ, sc. vimānaṃ).—§ 766 (do.): XIII,

132, 6163 (Baladevaprabhṛtayaḥ), 6171.—§ 768b (Umā-

Maheśvaras.): XIII, 140α, 6351; 142, 6544.—§ 768c

(Balarāma): XIII, 147, 6862.—§ 782b (Brāhmaṇagītā):

XIV, 26, 752.—§ 782g (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 43θ, 1183

(deva-Dānava-N°ānāṃ…īśvaraḥ, i.e. Viṣṇu).—§ 784b

(Uttaṅka): XIV, 54, 1566, 1581 (°yonau, °vat); 57, 1685

(deva-Rākṣasa-N°ānāṃ); 58, 1740 (Vāsukipramukhānāṃ),

1744, 1746, 1748 (Vāsukipramukhānāṃ) (Uttaṅka's adventures

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in the world of the N.).—§ 793 (Mausalap): XVI, 4, †118

(the N. (enumeration) welcomed the serpent who after the

death of Balarāma issued from his body). Cf. Kādraveya,

pl., Kadrūja, pl., and also pannaga, pl., sarpa, pl.—Names of

single Nāgas:—

Aśvasena: I, 8242; VIII, †4633 (A°), †4676, †4677

(°-rāja), †4679.

Aśvatara: II, 361 (Kambalāśvatarau nāgau).

Airāvaṇa: II, 360 (A°).

Airāvata: V, 3627 (A°).

Akarkara: I, 1561 (Karkarākarkarau nāgau).

Anīla: I, 1552 (Nīlānīlau nāgau).

Apūraṇa: I, 1551.

Āryaka: I, 5028, 5031.

Atiṣaṇḍa: XVI, †120 (Cakramandātiṣaṇḍau).

Bahumūlaka: I, 1561 (B°).

Baladeva: XVI, †117.

Cakramanda: XVI, †120 (Cakramandātiṣaṇḍau).

Cikura: V, 3640 (C°).

Śaṅkhamukha: I, 1556 (Ś°).

Śeṣa: I, 1586, 1587, 2786; III, 13557 (Ś°), 13562

(°bhoge); V, 3618 (Ś°); VII, 9563 (°endra, Ś°).

Dhṛtarāṣṭra: XVI, †119 (D°).

Elāpatra: I, 1648 (E°).

Jaya: IX, 2554 (J°).

Kalaśapotaka: I, 1552.

Kālīyaka: I, 1555 (K°).

Kambala: II, 361 (Kambalāśvatarau nāgau).

Kapila: III, 8010 (°-rāja, K°).

Kardama: I, 1561 (K°).

Karkara: I, 1561 (Karkarākarkarau nāgau).

Karkoṭaka: III, 2610 (°rājan), 2611 (K°), 2616

(°endra), 2617 (K°), 2620, 2621 (K°), 2633 (°rāja), 2634

2843 (do.), 2997 (do.), 3072 (K°).

Kauravya: I, 7788 (°rājasya kanyayā, i.e. Ulūpī),

7789 (K°), 7791 (°rājasutā, i.e. Ulūpī), 7809 (°bhavane);

XIV, 2371 (nāgottamasutā, i.e. Ulūpī), 2383 (°rājapateḥ sutā,

i.e. Ulūpī), 2399 (°endraduhitar, i.e. Ulūpī), 2420 (°endra).

Kṣemaka: I, 1556 (K°).

Mahājaya: IX, 2554 (M°).

Maṇi: V, 3626.

Nahuṣa²: III, 12402 (N. as ajagara), 12471 (°endra),

12486 (do.).

Nīla: I (Nīlānīlau nāgau).

Padma: XII, 13803 (padmanābho mahānāgaḥ Padma

ity eva viśrutaḥ), 13807, 13823, 13824, 13825 (°patnī), 13827,

(13829) (°bhāryā), 13836, 13844, (13852), 13854 (°endra),

13857 (do.), 13862 (do.), (13864), (13868) (°bhāryā), (13876),

13885 (°endra), 13888, (13891), 13892, (13901), (13927).

Piṇḍāraka: I, 1556 (P°).

Piñjaraka: I, 1551.

Prabhākara: I, 1560.

Reṇuka: XIII, 6156 (R°).

Sumukha: V, 3639 (S°), 3642, 3674.

Takṣaka: I, ††774 (°rāja, T°), ††775 (do.), 802 (do.),

1760 (°endra, T°), 1768 (°endra), 1769 (do.), 1771, 1789

(T°), 1803, 1979 (°endra, T°), 1983, 1987, 2054 (°endra,

T°), 2056 (°endra), 2123, 2133, 2134 (do., T°), 2167, 8236

(°rāja, T°); III, 5032 (T°); V, 3798 (T°).

Vāsuki: I, 1125 (°rājo, C., but read with B. °rājño),

1126, 1127 (V°), 1644 (V°), 1647 (°rāj), 1649 (°endra),

1652 (do.), 1865 (do.), 1866 (do.), 1872, 1878 (svasā N°pateḥ,

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i.e. Jaratkāru), 1924 (do.), 2078 (°rāja), 2085, 2088 (°endra),

5023 (do.), 5027 (do., V°), 5029 (do.), 5056; IX, 2518

(°rāja, V°).

Vegavat: I, 2158 (V°).

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Creatures with human forms above the naval and snakes below

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Human Types, Epithets, Proper Names, and Roles

14 definitions

a cruel man

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the best or most excellent of any kind

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of a Sadhya

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pertaining to a teacher

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belonging to a dynasty of nine or ten princes

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of several authors

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of several other men

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the name of several women

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A cruel or tyrannical person

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Any pre-eminent or distinguished person

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1. An epithet of Shesha. 2. A large elephant.

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1. The sacred thread of Shiva. 2. A source of musical harmony.

— The Purana Index

1. Sons of Kandu. 2. A country.

— The Purana Index

1. Nine Nagas ruled from Campavati. 2. Seven ruled from Mathura over the territory surrounding the Ganga and Prayaga, with Saketa and Magadha also under their control.

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Objects, Physiological Concepts, Abstracta, and Miscellaneous

11 definitions

one of the five vital airs of the human body, expelled by eructation

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shark

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tooth

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the name of a meter

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a kind of coitus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A shark

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A peg projecting from a wall to hang things upon.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

One of the five vital airs of the body, that which is expelled by eructation.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

nagayashti

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

stick, staff

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A graduated pole or post for showing the depth of water in a newly-dug pond. 2. A boring rod driven into the earth.

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Astronomical, Temporal, and Numerical Concepts

8 definitions

the number seven or eight

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name of the third invariable Karana

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of the effects of that period on anything happening during it

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the number seven

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An astronomical period or Karana called dhruva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The effects of that period on anything done during it.

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The asterism called Ashlesha.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the constellation Ashlesha

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Geographical, Atmospheric, and Location Terms

7 definitions

cloud

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of a mountain

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of a district

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of a district of Bharata-varsha

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A cloud

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Hastinapura

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A mountain north of the Mahabhadra lake and north of Mount Meru.

— The Purana Index

Adjectival or Qualitative Meanings

6 definitions

formed of snakes, relating to serpents or serpent-demons, serpentine

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belonging to an elephant, elephantine

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Serpentine, formed of snakes

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Elephantine

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relating to serpents or elephants

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

belonging to the serpents

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Metals and Minerals

5 definitions

tin, lead

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of talc

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Tin

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Lead

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1. Tin. 2. Lead.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trees, Plants, and Grasses

4 definitions

the name of several plants

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Piper betel

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nagakesara tree

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Nagakesara

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Serpent / Nāga (Mythical Serpent Being)

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