[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) › c5.885 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.885 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.885 - **Language:** English ### [c5.885](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.885) DHŪRTAKA. A serpent born in the family of Kaurava. He fell in the sacrificial fire of King Janamejaya and was burnt to death. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 13). - [Previous: c5.884](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.884) - [Next: c5.886](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.886) - [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.c5.885](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.885) · Pramāṇa