[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) › c5.2022 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2022 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2022 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2022) VĀTSYĀYANA. A sage who wrote upon erotic subjects, and was author of the Kāma-sūtras and Nyāya-bhāsha. He is also called Malla-nāga. - [Previous: c5.2021](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2021) - [Next: c5.2023](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2023) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2022) · Pramāṇa