Nanda
deity Sanskrit single tradition · 3
Nanda is an apsara listed in the Natya Shastra, the principal work of dramatic theory for Sanskrit drama.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Supuskala, Supuspamala, Kalabha, nāgakanya, Nila, Nāgarāja, Piṅgala, Padma, Nahuṣa, Nīlotpalā, Niṣṭhānaka, Nagapooshani, Pāṇḍarameghā, Patta, Piṇḍaka, Piṇḍāraka, Piñjara, Piṭharaka, Prabhākara, Pulindā, Puṇḍarīka, Purāṇanāga, Pūrṇabhadra, Pūraṇakarṇa, Puṣpadaṃṣṭra, Sagara, Anavatapta, Upananda, Balavan, Utpala, Manjukesi, Sukesi, Misrakesi, Sulochana, Saudamini, Devadatta, Devasena, Manorama, Sudati, Sundari, Vigagdha, Vividha, Budha, Sumala, Santati, Sunanda, Sumukhi, Magadhi, Arjuni, Sarala, Kerala, Dhrti, Pannagas, Takshaka
- syncretized with
- Śeṣa
- allied with
- Vasuki
Mentioned by
- Manjukesi
- Sukesi
- Misrakesi
- Sulochana
- Saudamini
- Devadatta
- Devasena
- Manorama
- Sudati
- Sundari
- Vigagdha
- Vividha
- Budha
- Sumala
- Santati
- Sunanda
and 9 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Dhrti, Nanda”
#5742 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Nanda - A Nāga King. Another name for Śeṣa ॐ☸”
#34923 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“amongst Nanda (Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Vasuki, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.”
#35262 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001