[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) › c5.224 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.224 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.224 - **Language:** English ### [c5.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.224) DĀRVAM. The word Darvas indicates a particular class of Kṣatriyas. In Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52, Stanza 13, it is said that the Kṣatriyas of this family had presented Dharmaputra with a large quantity of wealth. - [Previous: c5.223](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.223) - [Next: c5.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.225) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.224) · Pramāṇa