[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.2678 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2678 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2678 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2678) SUMUKHĪ I. Mother of the serpent called Aśvasena who dwelt on the serpent-faced arrow (Sarpamukhabāṇa) of Karṇa in the battle of Kurukṣetra. She got the name Sumukhī as she protected her son by her mukha (face). (Karṇa Parva, Chapter 90, Verse 42). - [Previous: c9.2677](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2677) - [Next: c9.2679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2679) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2678) · Pramāṇa