[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) › c7.1963 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1963 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1963 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1963](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1963) KAṆINA. A child born to an unmarried woman. Vyāsa, Karṇa, Śibi, Aṣṭaka, Pratardana, and Vasumān were Kānīnas. - [Previous: c7.1962](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1962) - [Next: c7.1964](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1964) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1963](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1963) · Pramāṇa