[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) › c9.3172 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3172 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3172 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3172) TARUṆAKA. A serpent born of the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. This serpent was burnt to death at the sarpa-satra of Janamejaya. (Śloka 19, Chapter 57, Ādi Parva). - [Previous: c9.3171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3171) - [Next: c9.3173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3173) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3172) · Pramāṇa