[takṣ ṇvul] 1 A carpenter, wood-cutter (whether by caste or profession).

2 The chief actor in the prelude of a drama (i. e. the sū- tradhāra).

3 N. of the architect of the gods.

4 N. of one of the principal [Page0525-b+ 50] Nāgas or serpents of the Pātāla, son of Kaśyapa and Kadru; (saved at the intercession of the sage Āstī- ka from being burnt down in the serpent-sacrifice performed by king Janamejaya, in...