[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) › c5.407 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.407 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.407 - **Language:** English ### [c5.407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.407) DĀKINĪ. A kind of female imp or fiend attendant upon Kālī and feeding on human flesh. The Dākinīs are also called Asra-pas, ‘blood drinkers.’ - [Previous: c5.406](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.406) - [Next: c5.408](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.408) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.407) · Pramāṇa