[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) › c5.842 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.842 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.842 - **Language:** English ### [c5.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.842) KAUSALYA (mas.), KAUSALYĀ (fem.). Belonging to the Kosala nation. There are several women known by this name. The wife of Puru and mother of Janamejaya. The wife of Dasa-ratha and mother of Rāma. (See Dasa-ratha.) The mother of Dhrita-rāshṭra and the mother of Pāṇḍu both were known by this name, being daughters of a king of Kāsī. - [Previous: c5.841](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.841) - [Next: c5.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.843) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.842) · Pramāṇa