[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) › c9.5159 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5159 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5159 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5159) YAMAKA. A region in ancient India. The inhabitants of this place were called "Yamakas". Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52, refers to the presents offered by the princes and people of Yamaka at Yudhiṣṭhira's Aśvamedhayajña. - [Previous: c9.5158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5158) - [Next: c9.5160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5160) - [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.c9.5159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5159) · Pramāṇa