[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) › c8.2157 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2157 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2157 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2157) 9) Aṅka. This has only one Act. The heroes should be people of the prākṛta type. Pathos is the chief sentiment. This should contain the pathetic wail of many women. This is called Utsṛṣṭikāṅka also. Śarmiṣṭhā-Yayāti is an example. - [Previous: c8.2156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2156) - [Next: c8.2158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2158) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2157) · Pramāṇa