[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) › c9.5030 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5030 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5030 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5030](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5030) (iv) The word Vyāsa means he who describes elaborately. - [Previous: c9.5029](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5029) - [Next: c9.5031](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5031) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5030](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5030) · Pramāṇa