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मणिनाग (maNinAga)

 
Capeller Eng
English
मणिनाग
m.
N.
of a serpent-demon.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
मणि—नाग
m.
N.
of a snake-demon,
MBh.
Hariv.
मणि—नाग
m.
or
n.
(?)
N.
of a sacred bathing-place,
MBh.
Mahabharata
English
Maṇināga^1, a serpent. § 47 (Sarpanāmak.): I, 35, 1551 (enumeration).--§ 277 (Jarāsandhavadhap.): II, 21, 806 (resides near Girivraja).
Maṇināga^2, a tīrtha (presumably named after Maṇināga^1). § 370 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 84, 8084, 8085 (tairthikaṃ bhuñjate yas tu Mºsya, Bhārata|dashṭasyāśīvisheṇāpi na tasya kramate vishaṃ).
पुराणम्
English
मणिनाग / MAṆINĀGA. I. A serpent born to kaśyapa prajāpati of his wife kadrū. This serpent resides near girivraja (Śloka 50, Chapter 21, Sabhā Parva).
मणिनाग / MAṆINĀGA II. A sacred place. If one spends a night here one would get the benefit of making a thousand Godānas. If one eats from the offerings made to a deity there one would be free from the effects of any snakepoison. (Śloka 106, Chapter 84, Vana Parva).
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
मणिनाग
पु०
नागभेदे भा० आ० ३५ अ०