sarpaH 1 [ sfp-GaY ] Serpentine or winding motion, gliding. 2 Flowing, going. 3 A snake, serpent. 4 N. of a tree ( nAgakeSara ). 5 The Āśleṣā constellation. 6 N. of a tribe of Mlecchas or barbarians. Comp. — arAtiH -ariH 1 an ichneumon. 2 a peacock. 3 an epithet of Garuḍa. — aSanaH a peacock. — AvAsaM, -izwaM the sandal tree. — ISvaraH N. of Vāsuki. — CatraM a mushroom. — tfRaH an ichneumon. — daMzwrA a snake's fang. — DArakaH a snakecharmer. — PaRijaH the gem found in a snake's head, the snake-gem. — Buj m. 1 a peacock. 2 a crane. 3 a large snake. — maRiH a snake-gem. — rAjaH N. of Vāsuki. — vid m. a conjuror, snake-charmer. — satraM a sacrifice for the destruction of serpents (performed by king Janamejaya). — satrin m. N. of king Janamejaya; see janamejaya . — han m. 1 an ichneumon. 2 N. of Garuḍa.