[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) › c8.1692 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1692 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1692 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1692](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1692) PAÑCAKARNAVĀTSYĀYANA. A Vedic preceptor. Because Pañcakarṇa was born in the family of Vātsya he got the name Vātsyāyana. - [Previous: c8.1691](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1691) - [Next: c8.1693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1693) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1692](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1692) · Pramāṇa