[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) › c8.735 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.735 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.735 - **Language:** English ### [c8.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.735) MATTAMAYŪRA(S). A special tribe of Kṣatriyas. Nakula, one of the Pāṇḍavas, defeated these people during his victory march to the west. (Śloka 5, Chapter 32, Sabhā Parva). - [Previous: c8.734](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.734) - [Next: c8.736](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.736) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.735](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.735) · Pramāṇa