[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) › c8.868 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.868 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.868 - **Language:** English ### [c8.868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.868) 1) Dhānyameru. A dhānyameru or a thousand droṇas of dhānya (grain) is considered the best ; a dāna of half that quantity (i.e. 500) was fair and half of the latter, the worst. - [Previous: c8.867](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.867) - [Next: c8.869](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.869) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.868](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.868) · Pramāṇa