[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) › c9.4458 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4458 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4458 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4458) 1) General information. A Dānava (asura) born to Prajāpati Kaśyapa, by his wife Danū. Danū had given birth to thirtythree notorious asuras (demons). Vipracitti was the eldest of them. His younger brothers were Śambara etc. (M.B. Ādi Parva Chapter 65, Stanza 25). - [Previous: c9.4457](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4457) - [Next: c9.4459](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4459) - [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.c9.4458](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4458) · Pramāṇa