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# A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1098

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1098

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### [c5.1098](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1098)

MAINĀKA. A mountain stated in the Mahā-bhārata to be north of Kailāsa; so called as being the son of Himavat and Menakā. When, as the poets sing, Indra clipped the wings of the mountains, this is said to have been the only one which escaped.

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## Cites (1)

- [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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