[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) › c8.1215 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1215 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1215 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1215) 19) \*Āhāradis Four.\* (\*Food etc.\*). Āhāra (food), Nihāra (Evacuation), Maithuna (sexual act), Nidrā (sleep). - [Previous: c8.1214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1214) - [Next: c8.1216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1216) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1215](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1215) · Pramāṇa