[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) › c4.17 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.17 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.17 - **Language:** English ### [c4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.17) ABHIṢĀKAM. A Janapada (Village) of ancient India. The warriors of this Janapada were called Abhiṣākas. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 18, Verse 12; Chapter 93, Verse 2). - [Previous: c4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.16) - [Next: c4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.18) - [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.c4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.17) · Pramāṇa