[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) › c5.635 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.635 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.635 - **Language:** English ### [c5.635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.635) HALA-BHRIT. ‘Bearing a plough.’ Bala-rāma. HALĀYUDHA. ‘Who has a ploughshare for his weapon,’ i.e., Bala-rāma. HANSA. 1. This, according to the Bhāgavata Purāna, was the name of the “one caste,” when, in olden times, there was only “one Veda, one God, and one caste.” 2. A name used in the Mahā-bhārata for Krishna. 3. A mountain range north of Meru. - [Previous: c5.634](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.634) - [Next: c5.636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.636) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.635) · Pramāṇa