Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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nāgadāsaka
  1. nāga

    nāga; supernatural serpent-being (shape-shifting, dwelling in water or underground, enemy of the garuḷas); snake, cobra

  2. dāsaka

    a young slave; a servant-boy

Encyclopedia

Nāgadāsaka
Person

  • A king of Magadha, son of Muṇḍa, who murdered his father to take the throne and ruled for twenty-four years before being deposed in favor of Susunāga.

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