[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) › c5.857 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.857 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.857 - **Language:** English ### [c5.857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.857) KĀYAVYA. The son of a Kshatriya by a Nishāda female, who is related in the Mahā-bhārata to have risen by virtue, knowledge, and devotion from the state of a Dasyu to perfection. - [Previous: c5.856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.856) - [Next: c5.858](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.858) - [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.c5.857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.857) · Pramāṇa