[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) › c8.218 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.218 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.218 - **Language:** English ### [c8.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.218) MAHIṢAKA (M). The name given by the Ancient people to modern Mysore. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 59). - [Previous: c8.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.217) - [Next: c8.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.219) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.218) · Pramāṇa