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