[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) › c8.1863 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1863 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1863 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1863](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1863) PĀṆI (S). A tribe which opposed the Aryans during the time of Ṛgveda. Yāska's Nirukta states that their profession was trade and commerce. - [Previous: c8.1862](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1862) - [Next: c8.1864](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1864) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1863](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1863) · Pramāṇa