[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) › c4.1577 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1577 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1577 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1577](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1577) BĀLHĪKADEŚA. A country in ancient Bhārata. Mention is made about this country in Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9. - [Previous: c4.1576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1576) - [Next: c4.1578](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1578) - [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.c4.1577](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1577) · Pramāṇa