[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) › c8.73 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.73 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.73 - **Language:** English ### [c8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.73) MAHĀBHIṢAK. A King of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. He had another name Śantanu. (For further details see under Śantanu). - [Previous: c8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.72) - [Next: c8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.74) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.73) · Pramāṇa