[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) › c4.1440 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1440 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1440 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1440) ĀVAŚĪRA. A place in ancient India. It is said that Karṇa conquered this place. (M.B., Vana Parva, Chapter 254, Verse 9). - [Previous: c4.1439](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1439) - [Next: c4.1441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1441) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1440) · Pramāṇa