[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) › c8.707 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.707 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.707 - **Language:** English ### [c8.707](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.707) MĀTAṄGI. The great mother of the elephants. Mātaṅgi was the daughter of Krodhavaśā, daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapaprajāpati. Mātaṅgi had nine sisters. Elephants were born of Mātaṅgi. (Sarga 14, Araṇya Kāṇḍa; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.706](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.706) - [Next: c8.708](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.708) - [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.c8.707](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.707) · Pramāṇa