[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) › c9.519 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.519 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.519 - **Language:** English ### [c9.519](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.519) ṚTA III. This word has a general meaning “truth”. Besides, in Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 152, we see that it also means “Something obtained by begging”. - [Previous: c9.518](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.518) - [Next: c9.520](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.520) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.152) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.519](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.519) · Pramāṇa