Carmanvati, Carmaṇvatī: 8 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Charmanvati.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती).—Name of a river originating from Pāriyātra, a holy mountain (kulaparvata) in Bhārata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. There are settlements (janapada) where Āryas and Mlecchas dwell who drink water from these rivers.
Bhārata is a region south of Hemādri, once ruled over by Bharata (son of Ṛṣabha), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back to Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती).—A river in north India, now known as river Campā. General. King Śaśabindu, who ruled northern India in olden days once performed a yajña. The skins (carmans) of animals killed in the yajña lay there in a heap like a hill. When rain fell there flowed from the 'skin-hill' a river and it was called Carmaṇvatī. (Devībhāgavata, Prathama Skandha). Other details. (1) River Carmaṇvatī serves Varuṇa in his assembly. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 21).
Once on the bank of this river Sahadeva defeated the son of Jaṃbhaka in fight. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 7).
He who bathes in this river will get the same result as from the Agniṣṭoma yajña. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 82, Verse 54).
Carmaṇvatī is one of the rivers responsible for the origin of Agni. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 222, Verse 23). (See full article at Story of Carmaṇvatī from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती).—(River) a mahānadi in Bhāratavarṣa, from the Pāriyātra hill; sacred to Pitṛs.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 18; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 28; Matsya-purāṇa 22. 30; 163. 62; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 98; 108. 81.
Carmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.28.7). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Carmaṇvatī) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary HistoryCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती) is the name of a North-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or tīrthas on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., carmaṇvatī] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती).—Name of a river flowing into the Gaṅgā, the modern Chambal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Carmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती):—[=carmaṇ-vatī] [from carmaṇ-vat > carma] f. Musa sapientum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] ([Pāṇini 8-2, 12]) Name of a river (flowing through Bundelkhand into the Ganges, the modern Chambal), [Mahābhārata] (on the origin of the Name [vii, 2360; xii, 1016; xiii, 3351]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 19.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCarmaṇvatī (चर्मण्वती):—[carma-ṇvatī] (tī) 3. f. The Chambal river; the plantain tree.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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