takzakaH [ takz Rvul ] 1 A carpenter, wood-cutter (whether by caste or profession). 2 The chief actor in the prelude of a drama ( i. e. the sUtraDAra ). 3 N. of the architect of the gods. 4 N. of one of the principal ( pb ) Nāgas or serpents of the Pātāla, son of Kaśyapa and Kadru; (saved at the intercession of the sage Āstīka from being burnt down in the serpent-sacrifice performed by king Janamejaya, in which many others of his race were burnt down to ashes).