As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘s˚-destroyer’, N. of Garuḍa
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Dictionary citations
nāgāntaka m. ‘s˚-destroyer’, N. of Garuḍa, L.
nāgāntaka m. (-kaḥ) Garuḍa, the bird and vehicle of VIṢṆU. E. nāga a snake, and antaka a destroyer; this and similar compounds are also applied to the Ardea Argala, the peacock, and other birds who are natural enemies of the serpent genus.
Alternative readings
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