[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) › c8.1497 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1497 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1497 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1497](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1497) NIKUMBHA I. A very mighty Rākṣasa. Son of Kumbhakarṇa (Rāvaṇa’s brother) by his wife Vajramālā. He had an elder brother called Kumbha. - [Previous: c8.1496](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1496) - [Next: c8.1498](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1498) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1497](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1497) · Pramāṇa