[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c29.237 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c29.237 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c29.237 - **Language:** English ### [c29.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.237) ⁴ e.g., as regards Śūrpaṇakhā, Rām iii, 17, 9f, a ridiculous travesty since she was a princess. Rāvaṇa sometimes has two arms and is otherwise beautiful, Hopkins, \*Epic Mythology\*, 42. The Rākṣasas had beauty, id. 39 : MBh iii, 113, 10070–1 ; 274, 15894, 15897. - [Previous: c29.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.236) - [Next: c29.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.238) - [Up: c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.237) · Pramāṇa