This adjective that means "cunning" probably comes from the name of a "tamed" insectivore
When pups are born, the 
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U.. ...... on charms, commencing with the means of seducing a woman, &amp;c. 
...... the son of Siva and Farvati, is the god of arts and cunning, the Indian Mercury
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