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kaṇvaकण्वkáṇva m. (√ kaṇ, [Uṇ. i, 151]), N. of a renowned Ṛṣi (author of several hymns of the Ṛg-veda; he is called a son of Ghora and is said to belong to the family of Aṅgiras), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [KātyŚr.] &c.
káṇva m. pl. the family or descendants of Kaṇva, [ib.] (besides the celebrated Ṛṣi there occur a Káṇva Nārṣadá, [AV. iv, 19, 2] KáṇvaŚrāyasa, [TS. v, 4, 7, 5]; Káṇva Kāśyapa, [MBh.]; [Śak.] &c.; the founder of a Vedic school; several princes and founders of dynasties; several authors)
káṇva m. a peculiar class of evil spirits (against whom the hymn, [AV. ii, 25] is used as a charm), [AV. ii, 25, 3]; [4]; [5]
káṇva mfn. deaf, [KātyŚr. x, 2, 35]
praising, a praiser, [L.]
one who is to be praised, [T.]
káṇva n. sin, evil Comm. on [Uṇ.]
kaṇvamatकण्वमत्kaṇva—mat mfn. prepared by the Kaṇvas (as the Soma, [NBD.])
united with the praisers or with the Kaṇvas (as Indra, [Sāy.]), [RV. viii, 2, 22.]
kaṇvavatकण्ववत्kaṇva—vát ind. like Kaṇva, [RV. viii, 6, 11]; [AV. ii, 32, 3.]
kaṇvahotṛकण्वहोतृkaṇva—hotṛ mfn. one whose Hotṛ priest is a Kaṇva, [RV. v, 41, 4.]
kaṇvasakhiकण्वसखिkaṇva—sakhi m. having the Kaṇvas as friends, friendly disposed to them, [RV. x, 115, 5.]
kaṇvatamaकण्वतमkaṇva—tama m. the very Kaṇva, a real Kaṇva, [RV. i, 48, 4]; [x, 115, 5.]
kaṇvavedaकण्ववेदkaṇva—veda m. N. of wk.
kaṇvabṛhatकण्वबृहत्kaṇva—bṛhat n. N. of several Sāmans.
kaṇvasūtraकण्वसूत्रkaṇva—sūtra n. N. of wk.
kaṇvajambhanaकण्वजम्भनkaṇva—jámbhana mf(I)n. consuming or destroying the evil spirits called Kaṇva, [AV. ii, 25, 1.]
kaṇvarathaṃtaraकण्वरथंतरkaṇva—rathaṃtara n. N. of several Sāmans.