[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) › c5.237 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.237 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.237 - **Language:** English ### [c5.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.237) DAŚARATHA. (Nemi). A famous king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. He was the father of Śrī Rāma. - [Previous: c5.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.236) - [Next: c5.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.238) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.237) · Pramāṇa