[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 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Alphabetical entries on gods, heroes, sages, places, texts and authors from Vedic, epic and Purāṇic sources, citing text passages. - **Language:** English - **Date:** 1820–1881 CE - **Author:** [John Dowson](https://indike.org/pramana/person/dowson) - **Extent:** 2,407 passages, 153,548 words - **Text:** complete digital text - **Source:** archive.org · London: Trübner 1879; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and sections by Gemini 3.8… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (John Dowson †1881); published before 1931: public… ## Contents - [c1 Front matter](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c1) — 14 parts - [c2 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c2) — 6 parts - [c3 Introduction](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c3) — 14 parts - [c4 Transliteration and Pronunciation](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4) — 4 parts - [c5 Hindu Classical Dictionary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) — 2,223 parts - [c6 Sanskrit Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c6) — 62 parts - [c7 General Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c7) — 37 parts --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) · Pramāṇa