Lizard
animal · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
lizard · the lizard of Saḥā · ḍabb
spoken of as
1 expressionThe lizard1 mention
Kitāb madhāhib al-Aʻrāb wa-falāsifat al-Islām fī al-jinn (Arabic)
just as they say "the hedgehog of Barqah" (5) and "the lizard of Saḥā" (6) and "the hare of al-Khullah" (7) and "the wolf of Khamar" (8), and so distinguish between these and what else is ascribed to that kind, whether in fatness or in malice or in strength — so likewise they distinguish between the places of the jinn.
in the texts
Kitāb madhāhib al-Aʻrāb wa-falāsifat al-Islām fī al-jinn
The lizard, named in the analogy of creatures identified by their place.
just as they say "the hedgehog of Barqah" (5) and "the lizard of Saḥā" (6) and "the hare of al-Khullah" (7) and "the wolf of Khamar" (8), and so distinguish between these and what else is ascribed to that kind, whether in fatness or in malice or in strength — so likewise they distinguish between the places of the jinn.
Rigveda
Lizard depicted as ensnaring predator in riddle verses.
For those who feed on the Brāhmaṇa's food by drinking it against him—the lizard has drawn this snare.
The thirsty buffalo too, though restrained—the lizard has drawn this noose for him.