Kanvayana, Kaṇvāyana, Kāṇvāyaṇa, Kāṇvāyana: 5 definitions
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Kanvayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Kaṇvāyana (कण्वायन).—The predecessors of the Āndhra rulers; their reign of 4 kings lasted for 45 years.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 158 & 159.
2) Kāṇvāyaṇa (काण्वायण).—The clan of Brāhmaṇas from Kaṇva, son of Ajamīḍha; a pravara of Aṅgiras.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 47; 196. 21.
3) Kāṇvāyana (काण्वायन).—A ruling dynasty: commencing with Vāsudeva, ruled the earth for 345 years;1 in number nine: called śurya bhṛtyas. These ruled from 40 to 45 years and were Brāhmaṇas. They had their own sāmantas.2
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKāṇvāyana (काण्वायन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Cāturāśramyadharma. Report. Ii. L. 2590.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāṇvāyana (काण्वायन):—[from kāṇva] m. a descendant of Kaṇva
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the descendants or followers of Kaṇva, [Ṛg-veda viii, 55, 4]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a dynasty, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xii, 1, 19.]
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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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Starts with: Kanvayanadvija.
Full-text: Caturashramyadharma, Goshuktin, Narayana, Medhatithi, Vasudeva.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Śuṅga < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Dynasty of Āndhra < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXL - Description of the race of puru < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 2 - Introduction to the Dharmasūtra Literature < [Chapter 5 - The Dharmaśāstra Literature]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)