Kanva (disambiguation)

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Kanva was an ancient hindu sage.
Kanva dynasty was a dynasty of Magadha.
Kanva Reservoir is a reservoir in Karnataka.

Other People

Kanva (Karnesh) is also the name of a founder of a Vedic shakha of the Shukla Yajur Veda, and hence the name of that theological branch of Hinduism, the Kanva Shakha.^[1]^[2]
Kanva (Karnesh) is also the name of several princes and founders of dynasties and several authors.^{[citation needed]}
The Kanvas (Karnesh) are the descendants of king Vasudeva Kanva (1st century BCE).^[3]
The Kanvas are also a class of spirit, against whom hymn 2.25 of the Atharva Veda is used as a charm.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ For a brief summary of the shakhas as given in Shaunaka's Caraṇa-vyūha see: Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 1062, right column.
↑ Dowson 2000, p. 297
↑ Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-269-0027-5.

[1] For a brief summary of the shakhas as given in Shaunaka's Caraṇa-vyūha see: Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 1062, right column.

[Dowson-297-2] Dowson 2000, p. 297

[3] Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-269-0027-5.

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