Save Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism Scripts कद्रू(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɐd̪.ɾu/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsKadroo Meaning & History Means "tawny, reddish-brown" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology Kadru is the wife of Kashyapa and the mother of the nagas, a race of divine half-human, half-serpent beings.