[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c23.1005 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.1005 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.1005 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c23.1005](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1005) \*\*Devamantiya.\*\*—One of the nobles of King Milinda. He it was who took the king to Nāgasena and who was asked to invite Nāgasena to the palace.¹ The name is considered² to be a corruption of the Greek Demetrius. - [Previous: v1.c23.1004](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1004) - [Next: v1.c23.1006](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1006) - [Up: v1.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1005](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1005) · Pramāṇa