[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) › c4.31 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.31 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.31 - **Language:** English ### [c4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.31) ADHARMA. Adharma is a person who is an embodiment of Adharmas. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 53). Adharma’s wife Nirṛti delivered 3 children; Bhaya, Mahābhaya and Mṛtyu. Adharma had another son, Darpa (conceit) born of Wealth. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 90, Verse 27). - [Previous: c4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.30) - [Next: c4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.32) - [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.c4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.31) · Pramāṇa