[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) › c9.4145 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4145 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4145 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4145) VEGAVĀN I. A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 17, that this serpent fell in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya and died. - [Previous: c9.4144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4144) - [Next: c9.4146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4146) - [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.c9.4145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4145) · Pramāṇa