[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.805 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.805 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.805 - **Language:** English ### [c5.805](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.805) KANWA. Name of a Rishi to whom some hymns of the Rig-veda are ascribed; he is sometimes counted as one of the seven great Rishis. The sage who brought up Sakuntalā as his daughter. There are several others of the same name. - [Previous: c5.804](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.804) - [Next: c5.806](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.806) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.805](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.805) · Pramāṇa