[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) › c5.183 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.183 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.183 - **Language:** English ### [c5.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.183) DAṆḌI III. A famous critic and writer of Sanskrit literature. He lived in the 6th century B.C. His critical work Kāvyādarśa made him famous. There are three chapters in this book. The first chapter is about criticism of poetry and the use of idioms. The second chapter deals with figurative language. The third chapter deals with alliteration and rhyme and the flaws in poetry. - [Previous: c5.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.182) - [Next: c5.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.184) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.183) · Pramāṇa