nAga a. ( gI f. ) 1 Serpentine, formed of snakes, snaky. 2 Elephantine. — gaH [ na gacCati ityagaH na ago nAgaH ] 1 A snake in general, particularly the cobra. 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; Bg. 10. 29 ; R. 15. 83. 3 An elephant; Me. 14 , 36 ; Śi. 4. 63 ; V. 4. 25. 4 A shark. 5 A cruel or tyrannical person. 6 (At the end of comp. ) Any pre-eminent or distinguished person, e. g. puruzanAgaH . 7 A cloud. 8 A peg projecting from a wall to hang anything upon. 9 Piper betel. 10 One of the five vital airs of the body, that which is expelled by eructation. 11 The number ‘seven.’ — gaM 1 Tin. 2 Lead. 3 One of the astronomical periods (Karaṇas) called Druva . 4 The effects of that period on anything done during it. 5 The asterism called ASlezA . — gI 1 A female Nāga. 2 A female elephant. Comp. — aMgaM Hastināpura. — aMganA 1 a female elephant. 2 the proboscis of an elephant. — aMcalA, -aMjanA = nAgayazwi q. v. — aMjanA a female elephant. — aDipaH an epithet of Śeṣa. — aMtakaH, -arAtiH, -ariH 1 an epithet of Garuḍa. 2 a peacock. 3 a lion. — aSanaH 1 a peacock; Pt. 1. 159. 2 an epithet of Garuḍa. 3 a lion. — AKyaH = nAgakesara q. v. — AnanaH an epithet of Gaṇeśa. — AnaMdaM a drama by Śriharsha. — AhvaH Hastināpura. — iMdraH 1 a lordly or superior elephant; Ku. 1. 36. 2 Airāvata, Indra's elephant. 3 an epithet of Śeṣa. — ISaH 1 an epithet of Śeṣa. 2 N. of the author of Paribhāṣenduśekhara and several other works. 3 N. of Patañjali. — udaraM 1 a breast-plate. 2 a peculiar disease of pregnancy ( garBopadravaBeda ). — kanyakA a serpent-virgin. — karRaH the castor-oil plant. — kiMjalkaH = nAgakesara q. v. — kesaraH N. of a tree with fragrant flowers, Mesua Roxburghii. — garBaM red lead. — cUqaH an epithet of Śiva. — jaM 1 red lead. 2 tin. — jihvikA red arsenic. — jIvanaM tin. — daMtaH, -daMtakaH 1 ivory. 2 a peg or bracket projecting from a wall and used to hang things upon. — daMtI 1 a kind of sunflower. 2 a harlot. — nakzatraM, -nAyakaM the constellation called Āśleṣā. — (kaH) the lord of serpents. — nAmakaM tin. — nAman m. holy basil. — nAsA the proboscis of an elephant. — niryUhaH a large pin or bracket projecting from a wall. — paMcamI 1 N. of a ( pb ) festival on the fifth day in the bright half of Śrāvaṇa. 2 the fifth day in the dark half of Āshāḍha. — patiH an epithet of (1) Airāvata. (2) Śeṣa. — padaH a mode of sexual enjoyment ( ratibaMDa ). — pASaH 1 a sort of magical noose used in battle to entangle an enemy. 2 N. of the noose or weapon of Varuṇa. — pASakaH a kind of coitus ( ratibaMDa ). — puraM 1 Hastināpura. 2 N. of a city in Pātāla. — puzpaH 1 the Campaka tree. 2 the Punnāga tree. — baMDakaH an elephant-catcher. — baMDuH the holy fig-tree. — balaH an epithet of Bhīma. — BUzaRaH an epithet of Śiva. — maMqalikaH 1 a snake-keeper. 2 a snake-catcher. — mallaH an epithet of Airāvata. — yazwiH f. , — yazwikA 1 a graduated pole or post for showing the depth of water in a newly-dug pond. 2 a boringrod driven into the earth. — raktaM , reRuH red lead. — raMgaH the orange. — rAjaH 1 an epithet of Śeṣa. 2 a large elephant. — rukaH the orange tree. — latA 1 the penis 2 the piper betel. — vallarI, -vallI piper betel. — lokaH the world of serpents, the race of serpents collectively, one of the regions below the earth called Pātāla. — vArikaH 1 a royal elephant. 2 an elephant-driver. 3 a peacock. 4 an epithet of Garuḍa. 5 the chief of a herd of elephants. 6 the chief person in an assembly. — vITI that part of the moon's path which contains the asterisms aSvinI , BaraRI and kfttikA; aSvinI kfttikA yAmyAnAgadITIti SAbditA V. P. — saMBavaM , saMBUtaM red lead. — sAhvayaM Hastināpura.