[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.981 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.981 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.981 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.981](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.981) \*\*Karoṭi.\*\*—A class of spirits, associated with the Nāgas and forming one of the five defences of the Devas against the Asuras. The Jātaka scholiast says that Karoṭi is a name for the \*\*Supaṇṇas\*\* (a species of Garuḍa), and that they were so called because of their food and drink which were called Karoṭi (\*tesaṃ karoṭi nāma pānabhojanaṃ\*).¹ - [Previous: v1.c12.980](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.980) - [Next: v1.c12.982](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.982) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.981](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.981) · Pramāṇa