[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) › c9.3079 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3079 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3079 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3079](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3079) TAKṢA. A son born to Bharata of his wife Māṇḍavī. This prince along with his brother Puṣkara conquered Gāndhāradeśa and created Takṣaśilānagarī there. (Uttarakāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, and Vāyu Purāṇa). - [Previous: c9.3078](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3078) - [Next: c9.3080](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3080) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Linked texts (2) - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3079](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3079) · Pramāṇa