[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) › c4.2705 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.2705 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.2705 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2705](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2705) BRHATSENĀ. A female attendant of Damayantī. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 60, that when Nala was defeated in the game of dice, Damayantī sent Bṛhatsenā to inform the ministers about the defeat of the King. - [Previous: c4.2704](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2704) - [Next: c4.2706](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2706) - [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.c4.2705](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.2705) · Pramāṇa