[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1170 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1170 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1170 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1170) MAUNEYAS. A class of Gandharvas, sons of Kasyapa, who dwelt beneath the earth, and were sixty millions in number. They overpowered the Nāgas, and compelled them to flee to Vishnu for assistance, and he sent Purukutsa against them, who destroyed them. - [Previous: c5.1169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1169) - [Next: c5.1171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1171) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1170) · Pramāṇa