ཀླུ་

JH-ENG

serpent; snake; dragon

JH-OE

{C}snake; serpent

JH-SKT, YOGA

nAga

OT

[42] (nAg) ... 1) sde brgyad kyi nang tshan chu la gnas pa'i dud 'gro'i rigs shig ... 2) byed pa bcu gcig nang gi rtog byed cig ... 3) (mngon) klu chen la mtha' yas dang/ 'jog po/ stobs rgyu/ rigs ldan/ nor rgyas bu/ dung skyong/ pad ma/ pad ma chen po ste/ brgyad yod pas grangs brgyad mtshon/ ...

DM

as n. of a very large (100,000) district, see TPS 14. For ambiguity in the classification of klu as either animal or preta, or asura, see Mimaki in Karmay, New Horizons 99-101.

JV

nagas, water-deities, gods of underworld, water spirits, serpent demons, serpents (enemies of khyung), kind of flower, demi-god with human head and serpent body generally living in fountains, rivers, and lakes, snake, 1 of 11 astrological diagrams, SA byed pa bcu gcig, half-human half-serpent beings who live in the ocean, semi-divine beings that dominate the underworld and water habitats such as seas, rivers and lakes; if offended they wreak vengeance by provoking infectio0s diseases and skin ailments

IW

naga ; 

1) among the སྡེ་བརྒྱད་ kind of water-dwelling animal; 

2) among the Byed pa bcu gcig nang gi rtog byed cig; 

3) (met) 8 [klu chen la mtha' yas dang, 'jog po, stobs rgyu, rigs ldan, nor rgyas bu, dung skyong, pad ma, pad ma chen po ste, brgyad], serpent [spirit/ deity] (naga phanin vraga taksaka namuci dyijanmaun matanga) n ga, spirits of the water, beings, half-human and half-serpent who live in the ocean, serpent-demon]. 

1) n ga; 

2) * rtog byed cig; 

3) 8 * serpent [spirit/ deity/ demon, *, spirits of the water, beings, half-human half-serpent who live in the ocean

RY

Naga. Powerful long-lived serpent-like beings who inhabit bodies of water and often guard great treasure. Nagas belong half to the animal realm and half to the god realm. They generally live in the form of snakes, but many can change into human form. Naga, a class of underground beings belonging to a category in between the animal and the human realms. 

1) naga, serpent spirit / deity, serpent, snake. spirits of the water. 

2) beings, half-human and half-serpent, who live in the ocean. myth. naga, snake