[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) › c5.701 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.701 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.701 - **Language:** English ### [c5.701](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.701) ITIHĀSAS. Legendary poems. Heroic history. “Stories like those of Urvasī and Purūravas.” The term is especially applied to the Mahā-bhārata. - [Previous: c5.700](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.700) - [Next: c5.702](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.702) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.701](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.701) · Pramāṇa