[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) › c8.272 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.272 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.272 - **Language:** English ### [c8.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.272) MAKARĀKṢA. Son of the demon Khara. In the epic battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa after the death of Kumbha and Nikumbha the most prominent fighter who entered the battle-field on the side of Rāvaṇa was Makarākṣa. He gave a great fight to Rāma but was in the end killed by him. (Sarga 79, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.271) - [Next: c8.273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.273) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.272) · Pramāṇa