A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.807
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.807
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KANYĀ-KUBJA. The modern form of the name is Kanauj or Kinnauj, spelt in a variety of ways. 1. An ancient city of Hindustan on the Kālī-nadi, an affluent of the Ganges, and lying a little to the west of the latter. It was once the capital of a powerful dynasty. It was known to classical geographers as “Canogyza.” The name means “humpbacked damsel,” and refers to a legend relating to the hundred daughters of King Kusa-nābha, who were all made crooked by Vāyu for refusing to comply with his licentious desires. 2. A great national division of the Brāhman caste. See Brāhman.