तक्षक (takṣaka) [Printed book page 672-2] Takṣaka, name of a serpent-king. § 17 (Uttaṅka): I,
3,
††774 (nāgarājaḥ), ††775 (do.), ††792, ††793, 802 (yasya vāsaḥ
Kurukṣetre Khāṇḍave cābhavat purā / taṃ nāgarājānaṃ), 803
(°aś cāśvasenaś ca nityaṃ sahacarau, dwell on the Ikṣumatī,
in Kurukṣetra), 804 (jaghanyajas T°śca (read °sya) Śruta-
seneti yaḥ sutaḥ), ††815, ††823 (nāgarājena), ††832, 840 (had
bitten Parikṣit, cf. § 51), 843 (pannagādhamaḥ), 848 (in the
shape of a beggar—kṣapaṇaka—T. deprived Uttaṅka of a
pair of earrings but was forced to give them back).—§ 47
(Sarpanāmak.): I, 35, 1550 (enumeration).—§ 51 (Parikṣit):
I, 41, 1704 (pannageśvaraḥ), 1709 (pannagottamaḥ); 42, 1744,
1758 (pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ), 1760, 1762 (pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ),
(1764); 43, (1766), 1776, (1782), 1783, 1785, 1786, 1789,
1790, 1798, 1800, 1801 (in accordance to the curse of Śṛṅgin
T. bit Parikṣit, having first prevailed upon Kāśyapa not to
Page673-a+ 63 help Parikṣit).—§ 52 (Janamejaya): I, 44, 1804 (pannaga-
śreṣṭhaṃ), †1806 (continuation).—§ 56 (Parikṣit): I, 50,
1973 (nāgaḥ), 1977, 1978 (pannagottamāt), 1979 (panna-
gendraḥ), 1980 (bhujaṅgena), (1982), 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
(repetition from § 51).—§ 57 (Janamejaya): I, 50, 1994,
1996, 2003, 2008, 2013 (Janamejaya, the son of Parikṣit,
wished to avenge himself on T.).—§ 58 (do.): I, 51, 2017,
2019, 2022 (Janamejaya then prepared a snake-sacrifice).—
§ 60 (Sarpasattra): I, 53, 2054 (nāgendraḥ), 2056 (took his
refuge to the palace of Indra).—§ 62 (do.): I, 56, †2115,
†2116, †2117, †2118, †2124, 2125 (nāgaḥ), 2126 (pannagaṃ),
2127, 2128, 2129, 2132, 2134 (nāgendre, by means of mantras
T. was brought near to the sacrificial fire).—§ 64 (do.): I,
57, 2149 (°sya kule, enumeration of the serpents of T.'s race
who fell into the fire), 2151 (°jā nāgāḥ).—§ 68 (Āstīka): I,
58, 2168, 2169 (Āstīka said thrice “stay”, and T. remained
in the air between the welkin and earth).—§ 100 (Aṃśāvat.):
I, 65, 2549 (bhujaṅgamaḥ, enumeration of the sons of Kadrū
—Kādraveyāḥ).—§ 156 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, 3778 (°duhi-
taraṃ Jvalāṃ, wife of Ṛkṣa).—§ 254 (Khāṇḍavadahanap.):
I, 223, 8089 (pannagaḥ, friend of Indra, dwells in
Khāṇḍava).—§ 258 (do.): I, 227, 8236 (nāgarājaḥ, had
gone to Kurukṣetra), 8237 (Aśvasenaḥ…T°sya sutaḥ);
228, 8300 (bhujagottamaḥ, had gone to Kurukṣetra), 8323
(°sya niveśanāt, i.e. Khāṇḍava).—§ 268 (Varuṇasabhāv.):
II, 9, 360 (in the palace of Varuṇa).—§ 358 (Tīrthayātrāp.):
III, 82, 5032 (Kāśmīreṣv eva nāgasya bhavanaṃ T°sya
Vitastākhyaṃ).—§ 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 103γ, 3625
(enumeration of serpents).—§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 109,
3798 (nāgaḥ, in Bhogavatī).—§ 586 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI,
107, 4900 (yathā mahānāgas T°ḥ).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍacarāj. v.
Pṛthu Vainya): VII, 69, 2415 (when the serpents milked
the earth, T. was their calf).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.):
VII, 174νν, 7873 (Garuḍa-T°au).—§ 603d (Tripura): VII,
202, 9565 (became the avanāha (C. by error mava°) of Śiva's
chariot).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 79, †4078 (°bhogavarcasaṃ
kārmukaṃ); 87χ, 4414 (sided with Arjuna).—§ 790
(Putradarśanap.): XV, 35, 952 (muktaḥ, all. to
Sarpasattra).—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 4η, †119.
Cf. Nāga, Nāgarāja, Nāgendra, Pannaga, Pannageśvara,
Pannagendra.
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