# नाग (nāga)

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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 । — E. naga a mountain, and aṇ affix; living or produced in mountainous regions, &c. nage parvate bhavaḥ aṇ na gacchati agaḥ na ago vā
- **SLP1:** `nAga`  **IAST:** nāga  **Devanagari:** नाग
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%81ga
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/naga/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** नग (naga)

## Meanings by context

### Serpent / Nāga (Mythical Serpent Being) (17 definitions)
- a snake  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 532,3] नाग (nāga) m. ( prob. neither fr. न - ग (na-ga) nor fr. नग्न (nagna) ) a snake, ( esp. ) Coluber Naga, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=104933 ]
- a serpent-demon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( f. ई (ī), Suparṇādhyāya (Title) ) a Nāga or serpent-demon (the race of Kadru or Su-rasā inhabiting the waters or the city Bhoga-vatī under the earth; they are supposed to have a human face with serpent-like lower extremities [see esp. Nāgānanda (Title) v, 17; Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 233 &c.]; their kings are Śeṣa, Vāsuki, and Takṣaka, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) 323; 7 or 8 of the Nāgas are particularly mentioned, Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. with Buddhists they are also represented as ordinary men, Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 220 ) [ ID=104934 ]
- an epithet of a serpent-demon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a serpent-demon, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=104943 ]
- A snake, particularly the cobra.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 1 A snake in general, particularly the cobra
- A fabulous serpent-demon with a human face and a serpent tail, inhabiting Pātāla.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 2 A fabulous serpentdemon of semi-divine being, having the face of a man and the tail of a serpent, and said to inhabit the ( pb ) Pātāla; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 10. 29; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 15. 83
- A female Naga.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गी (gī) 1 A female Nāga
- the lord of serpents  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कः (kaḥ) ) the lord of serpents
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 138-2 ] नाग (nāga) nāgá, m. serpent, esp. as name of fabulous serpents with human faces inhabiting the city of Bhogavatī in the infernal regions; elephant; a vital air ( causing vomiting ); N. of several plants; N.. [ ID=10416 ]
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 458 ] नाग (nāga) m. ( - गः (-gaḥ) ) 1 A Nāga or demigod so called, having a human face, with the tail of a serpent, and the expanded neck of the Koluber Nāga; the race of these beings is said to have sprung from KADRU, the wife of KAŚYAPA, in order to people Pātāla or the regions below the earth. 2 A serpent in general, or especially the spectacle snake, or cobra capella, ( Coluber Naga.) 3 An elephant. 4 A cruel or tyrannical person. 5 A cloud. 6 (In composition,) Pre-eminent. 7 A pin or nail projecting from a wall to hang any thing upon. 8 A small tree, (Mesua ferrea.) 9 A sort of grass, ( Cyperus pertenuis.) 10 A tree used in dying, ( Rottleria tinctoria.) 11 One of the airs of the body, that which is expelled by belching. 12 Betle or Pān. 13 The name of a country. n. ( - गं (-gaṃ) ) 1 Tin. 2 Lead. 3 One of the astronomical periods called Karaṇas; it is one of those termed invariable, and always corresponds to the last half of Amāvāsyā or new moon. 4 The effects of that period on any thing done or happening during it. E. नग (naga) a mountain, and अण् (aṇ) affix; living or produced in mountainous regions, &c. [ ID=21304 ]
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 409-a ] नाग (nāga) ( गः ) ((gaḥ)) 1. m. A Nāga or demigod, the offspring of Kadru, having a human face with a serpent's tail, &c. a serpent; an elephant; a cruel man; a cloud; a wooden peg. n. Tin; lead; a cycle. [ ID=20789 ]
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 372-21 ] नाग (nāga) (I) m. 1. A snake in general, but especially the cobra, Bg. x.29; 2. a Semi-divine being having a human face with the tail of a serpent; (the race of these beings is supposed to tenant Pātāla ); 3. an elephant, Megh. i.14, 36; 4. a shark; 5. a cruel or tyrannical person; 6. (at the end of a compound) any pre-eminent person, e.g. पुरुषनाग (nāga) (puruṣanāga); 7. a cloud; 8. a peg projecting from a wall to hang anything upon; 9. piper betel; 10. that of the five airs of the body which is expelled by eructation; 11. the number ‘seven.’ [ ID=19093 ]
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 382-b ] नाग (nāga) m. ( - गः (-gaḥ) ) Nāga or demi-god so called, having a human face, with the tail of a serpent, and the expanded neck of the Koluber Nāga; the race of these beings is said to have sprung from KADRU, the the wife of KĀSYAPA, in order to people Pātāla or the regions below the earth. 2. A serpent in general or especially the spectacle snake, or cobra capella, (Coluber Nāga.) 3. An elephant. 4. A cruel or tyrannical person. 5. A cloud. 6. (In composition,) Preeminent. 7. A pin or nail projecting from a wall to hang any thing upon. 8. A small tree, (Mesua ferrea.) 9. A sort of grass, (Cyperus pertenuis.) 10. A tree used in dying, (Rottleria tinctoria.) 11. One of the airs of the body, that which is expelled by belching. 12. Betel or Pān. 13. The name of a country. 14. A shark. n. ( - गं (-gaṃ) ) 1. Tin. 2. Lead. 3. One of the astronomical periods called Karaṇas; it is one of those termed invariable, and always corresponds to the last half of Āmavasya or new moon. 4. The effects of that period on any thing done or happening during it. E. नग (naga) a mountain, and अण् (aṇ) affix; living or produced in mountainous regions, &c. नग (naga) े पर्वते भवः अण् (aṇ) न गच्छति अगः न अगो वा । (nage parvate bhavaḥ aṇ na gacchati agaḥ na ago vā.) [ ID=21290 ]
- 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*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 0463-b ] नाग (nāga) nāga, i. e. naga + a, 1. m. 1. A serpent, especially the name of fabulous serpents, having a human face and in- habiting Pātāla, or the infernal regions, Rām. 2, 25, 30; Man. 1, 37. 2. An elephant, Rām. 1, 6, 22. 3. A small tree, Mesua Roxburghii Wight., Suśr. 1, 171, 7. 4. One of the five vital airs, Page0464-a+ 41 Vedāntas. in Chr. 207, 15. 5. A proper name, Hariv. 11537, 6. The name of a mountain, Bhāg. P. 5, 16, 27. II. f. gī, A female elephant, Suśr. 1, 178, 1. III. adj., f. gī. 1. Consisting of ser- pents, MBh. 8, 2586. 2. Produced from an elephant, Suśr. 1, 194, 1. IV. f. gā, A proper name, Rājat. 7, 293. — Comp. Diṅnāga, i. e. diś-, m. an ele- phant supposed to support a quarter of the world, Megh. 14. Śiśu-, m. a kind of Rākṣasa or demon, Rām. 3, 76, 28. [ ID=7290 ]
- 1. Serpent or serpent-demon. 2. A bodily wind. 3. Elephant. 4. A man's name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 265 ] 1 नाग (nāga) m. serpent or serpent-demon; a cert. wind in the body, elephant, a man's name. f. नाग (nāga) ी (nāgī) a serpent-maid or fem. elephant. [ ID=16056 ]
- 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.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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; Page0475-a+ 81 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- Page0475-b+ 81 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, Page0475-c+ 79 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 ]
- serpents, sons of Kashyapa and Kadru  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > 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).]—§ 30 b (Samudra): I, 21, 1210 ( °ānām ālayaṃ, i.e. the ocean).—§ 31 (Kadrū): I, 22, 1223.—§ 31 b (Samudradarśana): I, 22, 1230 (do.).—§ 32 b (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.—§ 58 b 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 ).—§ 256 b (Khāṇḍava- dahanap.): I, 224, 8171.—§ 257 d (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).—§ 418 d (Kailāsa): III, 139, 10831 Page493-a+ 63 (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).—§ 460 b (Kaliyuga): III, 190, 13075 ( °ānām ālayeṣu ), 13093.— § 476 (Dhundhumārop.): III, 202, 13535 ( °ānāṃ… varaṃ ).—§ 549 d (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, 6 θ, 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, 185 γ, 8434 (had been slain by Arjuna in the Khāṇḍava forest, cf. § 258).—§ 603 b (Nārāyaṇa): VII, 201 ζζ, †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, 87 χʹ, 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).—§ 641 f (Pṛthu Vainya): XII, 59, 2245 ( Yakṣa-Rākṣasa-N°aiḥ ).—§ 660 b (Bhṛgu- Bharadvājasaṃv.): XII, 188, 6932 ( Yakṣa-Rākṣasa- N°āḥ ).—§ 662 b (Jāpakop.): XII, 200 δ, 7341.—§ 667 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 210, 7657.—§ 704 (do.): XII, 301, †11097.—§ 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 344 γγ, 13366.— § 718 b (Uñchavṛttyup.): XII, 361, 13866 ( Saurabheyāḥ, read Sauraseyāḥ ).—§ 723 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 6 α, 308.— § 730 g (Upamanyu): XIII, 14 η, 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, 84 γ, 3978 ( kuñjarāḥ smṛtā N°āḥ ).—§ 747 b (Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 85, 4023.— § 754 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 98, 4705 ( Gandharva-N°- Yakṣebhyaḥ ), 4711, 4738 ( °ānāṃ dayitā nityaṃ padmotpala- vimiśritāḥ, sc. balayaḥ ).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 107 ζ, 5261 ( °vīthīsamākulaṃ, sc. vimānaṃ ).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 132, 6163 ( Baladevaprabhṛtayaḥ ), 6171.—§ 768 b (Umā- Maheśvaras.): XIII, 140 α, 6351; 142, 6544.—§ 768 c (Balarāma): XIII, 147, 6862.—§ 782 b (Brāhmaṇagītā): XIV, 26, 752.—§ 782 g (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 43 θ, 1183 ( deva-Dānava-N°ānāṃ…īśvaraḥ, i.e. Viṣṇu).—§ 784 b (Uttaṅka): XIV, 54, 1566, 1581 ( °yonau, °vat ); 57, 1685 ( deva-Rākṣasa-N°ānāṃ ); 58, 1740 ( Vāsukipramukhānāṃ ), 1744, 1746, 1748 ( Vāsukipramukhānāṃ ) (Uttaṅka's adventures Page493-b+ 62 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. Nahuṣa 2 : 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, Page494-a+ 62 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° ). [ ID=7461 ]
- Creatures with human forms above the naval and snakes below  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Nāgas (I) — creatures born with human forms above the naval and of snakes below; born of Kaśyapa and Kadru; their capital was Bhogavatī; their chief was Ananta; 1 came to Dvārakā with the gods; 2 attacked the chariot of the Lord; 3 residents of the Naiṣadha Hill, of all talams and especially Pātalam; capital Māhiṣmatī, renowned for Karko- ṭaka sabhā; worship Pitṛs; 4 Vāsuki, as their overlord; 5 when milking the cow-earth Takṣaka was the calf; 6 celebrated the marriage of Śiva and Umā; 7 to be worshipped in Palace buildings. 8 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 11. 11; II. 6. 13; III. 20. 48; XI. 16. 19; 24. 13; M. 261. 47-50.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. XI. 6. 3; 12. 3; 14. 6.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. XII. 11. 48.] [ Footnote: 4) Br. II. 16. 9, 21; 17. 34; 20. 45; III. 69. 26; IV. 2. 26; 6. 72; 9. 72; Vi. II. 5. 4.] [ Footnote: 5) M. 8. 7.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. 10. 19-20.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. 154. 462.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. 266. 46; 268. 17; 273. 71.] [ ID=7001 ]

### Human Types, Epithets, Proper Names, and Roles (14 definitions)
- a cruel man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a cruel man, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104936 ]
- the best or most excellent of any kind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the best or most excellent of any kind ( ifc. ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( cf. ऋषभ (ṛṣabha), व्याघ्र (vyāghra) &c.) [ ID=104939 ]
- of a Sadhya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Sādhya, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=104944 ]
- pertaining to a teacher  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a teacher, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=104945 ]
- belonging to a dynasty of nine or ten princes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a dynasty of 9 or 10 princes, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=104946 ]
- of several authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of sev. authors (also - शर्मन् (-śarman) and - भट्ट (-bhaṭṭa) ), Colebrooke (Author) [ ID=104947 ]
- of several other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of sev. other men, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=104948 ]
- the name of several women  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > नाग (nāga) f( आ (ā) and ई (ī) ). N. of sev. women, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=104952 ]
- A cruel or tyrannical person  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 5 A cruel or tyrannical person
- Any pre-eminent or distinguished person  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 6 (At the end of comp. ) Any pre-eminent or distinguished person, e. g. पुरुषनागः (gaḥ) (puruṣanāgaḥ)
- 1. An epithet of Shesha. 2. A large elephant.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — राजः (rājaḥ) 1 an epithet of Śeṣa. 2 a large elephant
- 1. The sacred thread of Shiva. 2. A source of musical harmony.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-218 ] Nāga (II) — as the Yajñopavīta of Śiva, as a source of Mūrchana (Music). Br. III. 32. 19; 61. 53. [ ID=7000 ]
- 1. Sons of Kandu. 2. A country.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Nāgas (II) — sons of Kaṇḍu; 1 country of the. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 30. 311; 69. 68; 94. 26.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 48. 18; 101. 28.] [ ID=7002 ]
- 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.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Nāgas (III) — nine in number ruled from Campāvatī (Padmāvatī- Vi. P. ) seven ruled from Mathurā for 383 years the territory surrounding the Gangā and Prayāga. Sāketa and Magadha were under their control. Br. II. 74. 194-5, 267; Vā. 99. 453; Vi. IV. 24. 63. [ ID=7003 ]

### Objects, Physiological Concepts, Abstracta, and Miscellaneous (11 definitions)
- one of the five vital airs of the human body, expelled by eructation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > one of the 5 airs of the human body (which is expelled by eructation), Vedāntasāra (Title) [ ID=104937 ]
- shark  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > shark, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104940 ]
- tooth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = - दन्त (-danta) (below), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104951 ]
- the name of a meter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 533,1] नागी (nāgī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. N. of a metre, Colebrooke (Author) ( cf. above) [ ID=104953 ]
- a kind of coitus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of coitus, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104956 ]
- A shark  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 4 A shark
- A peg projecting from a wall to hang things upon.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 8 A peg projecting from a wall to hang anything upon
- One of the five vital airs of the body, that which is expelled by eructation.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 10 One of the five vital airs of the body, that which is expelled by eructation
- nagayashti  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अंचला, - अंजना (aṃcalā, -aṃjanā) = नागयष्टि (nāgayaṣṭi) q. v
- stick, staff  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यष्टिः (yaṣṭiḥ) f
- 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.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यष्टिका (yaṣṭikā) 1 a graduated pole or post for showing the depth of water in a newly-dug pond. 2 a boringrod driven into the earth

### Astronomical, Temporal, and Numerical Concepts (8 definitions)
- the number seven or eight  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 533,1] N. of the numbers 7 ( Sūryasiddhānta (Title) ) or 8 ( Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) ) [ ID=104935 ]
- name of the third invariable Karana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the 3rd invariable Karaṇa (see s.v. ), Sūryasiddhānta (Title); Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) [ ID=104957 ]
- of the effects of that period on anything happening during it  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the effects of that period on anything happening during it, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=104958 ]
- the number seven  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 11 The number ‘seven.’
- An astronomical period or Karana called dhruva  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) 3 One of the astronomical periods (Karaṇas) called ध्रुव (dhruva)
- The effects of that period on anything done during it.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) 4 The effects of that period on anything done during it
- The asterism called Ashlesha.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) 5 The asterism called आश्लेषा (āśleṣā)
- the constellation Ashlesha  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नक्षत्रं, - नायकं (nakṣatraṃ, -nāyakaṃ) the constellation called Āśleṣā. (

### Geographical, Atmospheric, and Location Terms (7 definitions)
- cloud  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cloud, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104941 ]
- of a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mountain, Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=104949 ]
- of a district  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a district, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104950 ]
- of a district of Bharata-varsha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a district of Bhārata-varṣa, Golādhyāya (subtitle) [ ID=104959 ]
- A cloud  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 7 A cloud
- Hastinapura  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आह्वः (āhvaḥ) Hastināpura
- A mountain north of the Mahabhadra lake and north of Mount Meru.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 2-217 ] Nāga (I) — Mt. north of the Mahābhadra lake; 1 on the north of Meru. 2 Page2-218+ 40 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. V. 16. 26; Vā. 36. 31.] [ Footnote: 2) Vi. II. 2. 30.] [ ID=6999 ]

### Adjectival or Qualitative Meanings (6 definitions)
- formed of snakes, relating to serpents or serpent-demons, serpentine  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > नाग (nāga) mf( आ (ā), or ई (ī) )n. formed of snakes, relating to serpents or s° (°) -demons, snaky, serpentine, serpent-like, Mahābhārata (Title) &c. (with आ (ā) सन (āsana) n. a partic. attitude in sitting, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title); आ (ā) f. [ scil. वीथी (vīthī) ] = नाग (nāga)- व् (nāga-v) ° (°), below, Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) ) [ ID=104960 ]
- belonging to an elephant, elephantine  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > belonging to an elephant, elephantine (as urine), Suśruta (Title) [ ID=104961 ]
- Serpentine, formed of snakes  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 0612-a ] नाग (nāga) a. ( गी (gī) f. ) 1 Serpentine, formed of snakes, snaky
- Elephantine  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 0612-a ] नाग (nāga) a. ( गी (gī) f. ) 2 Elephantine
- relating to serpents or elephants  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 नाग (nāga) a. relating to serpents or elephants. [ ID=16057 ]
- belonging to the serpents  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 494-1 ] Nāga, adj. (“belonging to the Serpents”). § 608 (Karṇap.): VII, 53, 2586 ( °m astraṃ, employed by Arjuna). [ ID=7462 ]

### Elephant and Related Terms (6 definitions)
- An elephant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( sg. also collect.) an elephant ( f( ई (ī) )., ifc. f( आ (ā) ). ), Kāvya literature (Literary category); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) etc. [ ID=104938 ]
- an elephant  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 3 An elephant; Meghadūta (Bombay) 14, 36; Śiśupālavadha 4. 63; Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 4. 25
- A female elephant.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गी (gī) 2 A female elephant
- elephants  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Nāgas (IV) — elephants; created for use in the Devāsura wars; other names are Dvirada, Hasti, Kari, Vāraṇa, Danti, Gaja, Kuñjara, Mātanga, Dvīpa, Sāmaja: turning of the tongue due to the curse of Agni and two tusks and enormous strength by curse of the Gods; see also dignāgas. Br. III. 7. 34, 334-5. [ ID=7004 ]
- elephants born of Sama  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-219 ] Nāgas (V) — elephants born of Sāma. Br. III. 7. 334-5. [ ID=7005 ]
- A snake or an elephant.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > नाग (nāga) [Printed book page 1-440 ] Nāga appears once in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 1 in the form mahānāga, where ‘great snake’ or ‘great elephant’ may be meant. In the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, 2 and in a citation found in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa 3 the sense of ‘elephant’ is clearly intended. In the Sūtras 4 the mythic Nāga already occurs. [ Footnote: 1) xi. 2, 7, 12.] [ Footnote: 2) i. 3, 24.] [ Footnote: 3) viii. 22.] [ Footnote: 4) Āśvalāyana Gṛhya Sūtra, iii. 4, 1. Cf. Winternitz, Sarpabali, 43; Mac. donell, Vedic Mythology, p. 153.] [ ID=1532 ]

### Metals and Minerals (5 definitions)
- tin, lead  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > नाग (nāga) n. ( m., Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ) tin, lead, Bhāvaprakāśa (Title) [ ID=104954 ]
- a kind of talc  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of talc, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=104955 ]
- Tin  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) 1 Tin
- Lead  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) 2 Lead
- 1. Tin. 2. Lead.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नाग (nāga) (II) n. 1. Tin; 2. lead. [ ID=19094 ]

### Trees, Plants, and Grasses (4 definitions)
- the name of several plants  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of sev. plants ( Mesua Roxburghii, Rottlera Tinctoria &c.), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=104942 ]
- Piper betel  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) [ न गच्छति इत्यगः (gaḥ) न अगो नागः (gaḥ) (na gacchati ityagaḥ na ago nāgaḥ) ] 9 Piper betel
- nagakesara tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आख्यः (ākhyaḥ) = नागकेसर (nāgakesara) q. v
- Nagakesara  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — किंजल्कः (kiṃjalkaḥ) = नागकेसर (nāgakesara) q. v

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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