[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) › c5.1263 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1263 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1263 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1263) NIKASHĀ. A female demon, the mother of Rāvana. The mother of the carnivorous imps called Pisitāsanas, or by their metronymic Naikusheyas and Nikashātmajas. - [Previous: c5.1262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1262) - [Next: c5.1264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1264) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1263) · Pramāṇa