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वीरणक (vIraNaka)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वीरणक
m.
(g. रिश्यादि)
N.
of a serpent-demon,
MBh.
Mahabharata
English
Vīraṇaka, a serpent. § 67 (Sarpasattra): I, 57, 2159 (of Dhṛtarāshṭra's race).
पुराणम्
English
वीरणक / VĪRAṆAKA. A nāga (serpent) born in the family of dhṛtarāṣṭra. This nāga was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of the serpent sacrifice performed by janamejaya. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 18).