Virūpakkha

1. Virūpakkha. One of the Cātummahārājano (Regent Kings). He is Regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nāgas (D.ii.258; D.iii.199; Dvy. 126, 148). In the assembly of the devas he sits facing east (D.ii.207, 221). Kālakannī is his daughter (J.iii.257). All Nāgas visit him regularly as their lord and wait on him, and any question of dispute arising among them would be referred to him for solution. E.g., J.vi.168; cf. AA.i.143.

2. Virūpakkha. The name of a Nāga family (Vin.ii.109; A.ii.72; J.ii.145); they were, perhaps, followers of Virūpakkha (q.v.).

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from

virūpakkha : [m.] name of the overlord of Nāgas.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]