[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1029 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1029 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1029 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1029](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1029) AŚVA I. A demon. This was the same demon who later on was born as Aśoka, King of Kaliṅga. (Chapter 67, Ādi Parva, M.B.). - [Previous: c4.1028](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1028) - [Next: c4.1030](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1030) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1029](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1029) · Pramāṇa