sarpa सर्प sarpá mf(I)n. creeping, crawling, stealing along, [Gaut.] (cf. pīṭha-, vṛkṣa-s°) sarpá m. (ifc. f(A). ) a snake, serpent, serpent-demon (cf. nāga; sarpāṇām ayanam, ‘a partic. annual festival’), tortuous motion, [RV.] &c. &c. sarpá m. a partic. constellation (when only the three unfavourable planets are situated in the three Kendras), [VarBṛS.] Mesua Roxburghii, [L.] N. of one of the 11 Rudras, [MBh.] of a Rākṣasa, [VP.] (pl.) N. of a partic. tribe of Mlecchas (formerly Kṣatriyas and described as wearing beards), [Hariv.] sarpá n. = sapa-sāman, q.v. [cf. Gk. ἑρπετόν Lat. serpens; see also under √ srip.] &c. See p. 1184, col. 1. sarpat सर्पत् sárpat n. the crawling creature, all that crawls, [AV.] sarpaṇa सर्पण n. the act of creeping or gliding, stealing away, [AitBr.]; [Nir.]; [MBh.] &c. (in ritual) moving softly &c., [GṛŚrS.] going tortuously, [MW.] the flight of an arrow nearly parallel with the ground, [W.] sarpatā सर्पता sarpa—tā f. the being a snake, [Kathās.] sarpabhuj सर्पभुज् sarpa—bhuj m. ‘snake-eater’, a peacock, [L.] a crane, [W.] a large snake or a kind of snake, [L.] sarpaṛṣi सर्पऋषि sarpa—ṛṣi m. ‘serpent-Ṛṣi’, N. of Arbuda, [AitBr.] sarpahan सर्पहन् sarpa—han m. ‘snake-killer’, an ichneumon, [L.] sarpasāt सर्पसात् sarpa—sāt ind. to a snake, to the state, to the state of a serpent, [MW.] sarpatva सर्पत्व sarpa—tva n. = -tā sarpavid सर्पविद् sarpa—víd mfn. acquainted with snake, [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] sarpa—víd m. one who understands snake, a snake-charmer, [MW.] sarpabhṛtā सर्पभृता sarpa—bhṛtā f. ‘supported by snake’, the earth, [L.] sarpaphaṇa सर्पफण sarpa—phaṇa m. a snake's hood, [Suśr.] sarpabala सर्पबल sarpa—bala n. N. of a Pariśiṣṭa of the Sāma-veda. sarpabali सर्पबलि sarpa—bali m. an offering to Serpents, [PārGṛ.] N. of wk. sarpadevī सर्पदेवी sarpa—devī f. N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.] sarpadviṣ सर्पद्विष् sarpa—dviṣ m. ‘snake-foe’, a peacock, [Subh.] sarpagati सर्पगति sarpa—gati f. a snake's tortuous movement (in wrestling), [R.] sarpajāti सर्पजाति sarpa—jāti f. a species of snake (of which there are 80 varieties), [L.] sarpalatā सर्पलता sarpa—latā f. Piper Betle, [L.] sarpamālā सर्पमाला sarpa—mālā f. a kind of plant, [L.] sarpamaṇi सर्पमणि sarpa—maṇi m. ‘snake-gem’, the snake-stone, a kind of carbuncle (said to be found in a snake's head and to have the power of expelling poison), [W.] sarpanāmā सर्पनामा sarpa—nāmā (ā), f. a kind of plant, [L.] sarpanāma सर्पनाम sarpa—nāmá n. pl. N. of partic. texts, [ŚBr.] sarpapati सर्पपति sarpa—pati m. a snake-king, [Hariv.] sarparāja सर्पराज sarpa—rāja m. a snake-king, [Gobh.]; [Hariv.] &c. N. of Vāsuki, [R.] sarpasahā सर्पसहा sarpa—sahā f. a kind of plant, [L.] sarpatanu सर्पतनु sarpa—tanu f. a species of Solanum (bṛhatī), [L.] sarpatṛṇa सर्पतृण sarpa—tṛṇa m. = nakula, [L.] sarpaveda सर्पवेद sarpa—veda m. snake-science, [GopBr.] N. of wk. sarpayāga सर्पयाग sarpa—yāga m. a snake-sacrifice, [BhP.] sarpaśīrṣa सर्पशीर्ष sarpa—śīrṣá mfn. having a head like a snake, [Vas.] sarpa—śīrṣá m. a partic. position of the hands, [Cat.] sarpa—śīrṣá n. a partic. brick, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] sarpaśiras सर्पशिरस् sarpa—śiras m. (scil. hasta) ‘snake-headed’, N. of a partic. position of the hands, [Cat.] sarpabandha सर्पबन्ध sarpa—bandha m. ‘snake-fetter’, an artifice, subtle device, [MBh.] sarpadaṇḍā सर्पदण्डा sarpa—daṇḍā f. a kind of pepper, [ib.] sarpadaṇḍī सर्पदण्डी sarpa—daṇḍī (ī), f. a kind of plant (= go-rakṣī), [ib.] sarpadantī सर्पदन्ती sarpa—dantī f. Tiaridium Indicum, [ib.] sarpadaṣṭa सर्पदष्ट sarpa—daṣṭa n. a snake-bite, [Suśr.] sarpagandhā सर्पगन्धा sarpa—gandhā f. the ichneumon plant, [L.] sarpamālin सर्पमालिन् sarpa—mālin m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [MBh.] (v.l. sarpi-m°). sarpanetrā सर्पनेत्रा sarpa—netrā f. an ichneumon plant (a bulb), [L.] sarpapuṣpī सर्पपुष्पी sarpa—puṣpī f. Tiaridium Indicum, [L.] sarparājñī सर्पराज्ञी sarpa—rājñī́ f. a snake-queen, [Br.] pl. (or du.) N. of the verses, [RV. x, 189] (or, [TS. i, 5, 4]), [ĀpŚr.] sarparūpin सर्परूपिन् sarpa—rūpin mfn. formed like a snake, [Mālav.] sarpasāman सर्पसामन् sarpa—sāman n. N. of various Sāmans, [SV.]; [Br.] sarpavallī सर्पवल्ली sarpa—vallī f. id., [ib.] sarpavidyā सर्पविद्या sarpa—vidyā́ f. snake-science, [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] the charming of snake, [MW.] sarpadhāraka सर्पधारक sarpa—dhāraka m. a snake-catcher or charmer, [MW.] sarpaghātinī सर्पघातिनी sarpa—ghātinī f. a kind of plant, [L.] sarpaphaṇaja सर्पफणज sarpa—phaṇa—ja m. ‘produced in a snake's hood’, the snake-stone (a gem or pearl said to be found in a snake's head and to resemble the berry of the Abrus Precatorius), [L.] sarpaśīrṣan सर्पशीर्षन् sarpa—śīrṣan or sarpa—śīr°ṣin, m. ‘snake-headed’, a kind of fish, [Āpast.] sarpaśīrṣin सर्पशीर्षिन् sarpa—śīrṣan or sarpa—śīr°ṣin, m. ‘snake-headed’, a kind of fish, [Āpast.] sarpaśapharī सर्पशफरी sarpa—śapharī f. a kind of snake, [L.] sarpadamanī सर्पदमनी sarpa—damanī f. a kind of plant (= vandhyā-karkoṭakī), [ib.] sarpakoṭara सर्पकोटर sarpa—koṭara n. a snake's hole, [Pañcat.] sarpasattra सर्पसत्त्र sarpa—sattra n. a snake-sacrifice (performed by Janamejaya), [MBh.] (prob.) = sarpāṇām ayanam (see sarpá), [PañcavBr.]; [ŚrS.] sarpavivara सर्पविवर sarpa—vivara m. n. the hole of a snake, [Hit.] sarpacchattra सर्पच्छत्त्र sarpa—cchattra ([W.]) or sarpa—cchatt°raka ([Car.]), n. ‘snake-umbrella’, a mushroom. sarpadaṃṣṭrā सर्पदंष्ट्रा sarpa—daṃṣṭrā f. Tragia Involucrata, [ib.] sarpadaṃṣṭrī सर्पदंष्ट्री sarpa—daṃṣṭrikā or sarpa—daṃṣ°ṭrī, f. Odina Pinnata or Tragia Involucrata, [ib.] sarpadaṃṣṭra सर्पदंष्ट्र sarpa—daṃṣṭra m. a snake's fang, [W.] Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium, [L.] sarpakaṅkālī सर्पकङ्काली sarpa—kaṅkālikā or sarpa—kaṅkā°lī, f. N. of a partic. medicinal plant and antidote, [L.] sarpamudraka सर्पमुद्रक sarpa—mudraka n. a seal-ring with a snake, [Mālav.] sarpapuṃgava सर्पपुंगव sarpa—puṃgava m. N. of a snake-demon, [VP.] sarpasattrin सर्पसत्त्रिन् sarpa—sattrin m. ‘performer of a snake-sacrifice’, N. of king Janam-ejaya (a legend relates that to revenge the death of his father, who was killed by a snake-bite, he employed Mantras to compel the whole serpent-race to be present at a sacrifice, where all except a few chief snakes were destroyed), [L.] sarpasugandhā सर्पसुगन्धा sarpa—su-gandhā f. a kind of plant, [SāmavBr.] sarpabalividhi सर्पबलिविधि sarpa—bali—vidhi m. N. of wk. sarpadevajana सर्पदेवजन sarpa—deva-janá m. pl. the Sarpas and Deva-janas (-vidyā, f.), [ChUp.] sarpasaṃskāra सर्पसंस्कार sarpa—saṃskāra m. N. of wk. sarpavināśana सर्पविनाशन sarpa—vināśana n. destruction of snake, [MBh.] sarpacchattraka सर्पच्छत्त्रक sarpa—cchattra ([W.]) or sarpa—cchatt°raka ([Car.]), n. ‘snake-umbrella’, a mushroom. sarpadaṃṣṭrikā सर्पदंष्ट्रिका sarpa—daṃṣṭrikā or sarpa—daṃṣ°ṭrī, f. Odina Pinnata or Tragia Involucrata, [ib.] sarpakaṅkālikā सर्पकङ्कालिका sarpa—kaṅkālikā or sarpa—kaṅkā°lī, f. N. of a partic. medicinal plant and antidote, [L.] sarpanirmocana सर्पनिर्मोचन sarpa—nirmocana n. the cast-off skin of a snake, [Car.] sarpapuṇyajana सर्पपुण्यजन sarpa—puṇya-jana m. pl. the Sarpas and Puṇya-janas, [GopBr.]; [Vait.] sarpavyāpādana सर्पव्यापादन sarpa—vyāpādana n. the killing of a snake, [MW.] the being killed by a snake, [ib.] sarpabalikarman सर्पबलिकर्मन् sarpa—bali—karman n. (= -bali), [Cat.] sarpacīranivāsana सर्पचीरनिवासन sarpa—cīra-nivāsana m. ‘clothed in a snake's skin’, N. of Śiva, [MW.] sarpatvasambhāvanā सर्पत्वसम्भावना sarpa—tva—sambhāvanā f. supposing anything to be a snake, mistaking for a snake, [Vedāntas.] sarpahṛdayacandana सर्पहृदयचन्दन sarpa—hṛdaya-candana m. a kind of sandal. sarpaviṣapratiṣedha सर्पविषप्रतिषेध sarpa—viṣa-pratiṣedha m. the keeping of or expelling of snake-poison, [Cat.] sarpavṛścikaromavat सर्पवृश्चिकरोमवत् sarpa—vṛścika-roma-vat mfn. having snake and scorpions for hair, [R.] sarpaviṣaharamantra सर्पविषहरमन्त्र sarpa—viṣa-hara-mantra m. N. of wk. sarpapurakṣetramāhātmya सर्पपुरक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य sarpa—pura-kṣetra-māhātmya n. N. of wk.