The Prajnaparamita sutras were guarded by one of these creatures until a philosopher likely named for them retrieved them for humanity. For 10 points each:
[10e] What creatures, whose rajas in Hindu tradition include Takshaka, Vasuki, and Shesha, may manifest in a half-serpent form?
ANSWER: nagas [or nagarajas; or nagadevas; or nagi; or nagini; accept Nagarjuna; prompt on snakes; prompt on serpents] (The first sentence refers to Nagarjuna.)
[10m] All three Trimurti astras are wielded by this character, whose Nagapasha is a weapon consisting of a million snakes. In the Buddhist Ramakien, Hanuman catches this warrior's head so that it won't start a world-destroying fire after Shesha, in the form of Lakshmana, beheads this son of Ravana.
ANSWER: Indrajit [or Meghanada; or Shakrajita; or Varidanada; or Ghananada; or Vasavajita; prompt on Ravani]
[10h] This princess uses the Nagamani to revive Arjuna when her stepson Babruvahana shoots him. Iravan is the son of Arjuna and this daughter of the nagaraja Kauravya.
ANSWER: Ulupi [or Uluchi; or Ulupika]
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