[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) › c5.1246 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1246 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1246 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1246) NARAKA. Hell; a place of torture to which the souls of the wicked are sent. Manu enumerates twenty-one hells :— - [Previous: c5.1245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1245) - [Next: c5.1247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1247) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1246) · Pramāṇa