nāga
| Notes | [S.] n. snakes, or specifically cobras, considered to be equipped with supernatural powers. They are regarded as suppliers of water and often worshipped as providers of fertility (cf. Cozad 2018). In Buddhism they are considered as keepers of the treasures of Dharma (Huntington and Bangdel 2003, 531). |
| Type | t.t. |
