| 释义 |
naga1 India.|ˈnɑːgə|
[Skr. nāgá serpent, snake.]
In Hindu mythology, one of a race of serpent-demons, the offspring of Kadru and the sage Kasyapa, supposed to be the guardians of Patala or the regions under the earth.
1785C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā 151 The Nāgs are serpents fabled with many heads. 1810E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 391 On the other side of Nandi, or the bull, is Naga; his hooded head upreared; his length coiled under him. 1821J. Leyden tr. Malay Annals ii. 21 ‘Make no noise,’ said Malin, ‘it is some great snake or naga.’ 1828H. H. Wilson in Asiatick Researches XVI. 462 Kulika is one of the eight chiefs of the Nágas, or serpents of Pátála. 1832C. Coleman Mythol. of Hindus i. xiii. 254 The fifth lunar day of Sravana is held sacred to the Nagas. 1875Monier-Williams Indian Wisdom xiv. 430 All the Nāgas are described as having jewels in their heads. 1909Encycl. Relig. & Ethics II. 809/1 Nāgas are figured on numberless sculptures all over India, and in popular tales they and their beautiful daughters play an important part. 1948P. J. Thomas Epics, Myths & Legends of India (ed. 3) x. 86 The Nagas are said to be..mortal enemies of their half-brother Garuda. 1967V. Ions Indian Mythol. 117/2 The Nagas called upon Vishnu to save them, and he descended to Patala in the form of Narmada (personification of a river). 1968B. Walker Hindu World II. 388 The Nāgas possess secrets little dreamt of by creatures living on the surface, and theirs is a realm of magic and magnificence. |