[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) › c8.259 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.259 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.259 - **Language:** English ### [c8.259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.259) MAITREYĪ. Wife of the sage Yājñavalkya. She was one of the most learned and virtuous women in ancient India. There are innumerable references to her in the Purāṇas. (For details about her splendour see under Candrāṅgada). - [Previous: c8.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.258) - [Next: c8.260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.260) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.259) · Pramāṇa