[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) › c8.2119 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2119 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2119 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2119) Patañjali, according to Professor Goldstucker, was a courtier of King Puṣyamitra and was alive when Menander attacked Sāketa. This would mean that Patañjali lived before B.C. 150. - [Previous: c8.2118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2118) - [Next: c8.2120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2120) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2119) · Pramāṇa