[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) › c8.221 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.221 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.221 - **Language:** English ### [c8.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.221) MAHIṢMĀN I. A King of the Hehaya royal family. It was this King who constructed on the banks of the river Narmadā, Māhiṣmatī, the capital city of Kārtavīryārjuna. It got the name of Māhiṣmatī because it was constructed by Mahiṣmān (Chapter 2, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa). - [Previous: c8.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.220) - [Next: c8.222](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.222) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.221) · Pramāṇa