[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) › c8.86 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.86 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c8.86 - **Language:** English ### [c8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.86) ⁹ Extolled for piety and truthfulness, MBh iii, 197, 13319–30; 293, 16674; xii, 143, 5461. The fable of the hawk and pigeon is applied to him in MBh iii, 196, 13274–300; 207, 13808: xiii, 67, 3384: xiv, 90, 2790: but to his father Uśīnara, 130, 10557 to 131, 10596: confusedly to Uśīnara Vṛṣadarbha, king of Kāśi, xiii, 32. - [Previous: c8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.85) - [Next: c8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.87) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.130) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c8.86) · Pramāṇa