[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) › c5.2085 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2085 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2085 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2085](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2085) VIJAYA-NAGARA. The capital of the last great Hindu dynasty of the south. It was originally called Vidyā-nagara, ‘city of learning,’ after the great scholar and minister Mādhavāchārya, entitled Vidyāranya, ‘forest of learning.’ But in the days of its glory the Vidyā was altered to Vijaya, ‘victory.’ - [Previous: c5.2084](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2084) - [Next: c5.2086](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2086) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2085](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2085) · Pramāṇa