[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) › c5.892 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.892 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.892 - **Language:** English ### [c5.892](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.892) KRAVYĀD. ‘A flesh-eater.’ A Rākshasa or any carnivorous animal. In the Veda, Agni is in one place called a Kravyād of terrible power. Fire is also a Kravyād in consuming bodies on the funeral pile. \*See\* Agni. - [Previous: c5.891](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.891) - [Next: c5.893](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.893) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.892](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.892) · Pramāṇa