kāverī | कावेरी | kAverI
kāverī | कावेरी | f. turmeric, L.
a courtezan, harlot, L.
N. of a river in the Dekhan (accord. to a legend [Hariv. 1421 f., 1761 f.] daughter of Yuvanāśva and wife of Jahnu, changed by her father's curse from one half of the Gaṅgā into the river Kāverī, therefore also called Ardha-gaṅgā or -jāhnavī), MBh.; Hariv.; R. &c.
a courtezan, harlot, L.
N. of a river in the Dekhan (accord. to a legend [Hariv. 1421 f., 1761 f.] daughter of Yuvanāśva and wife of Jahnu, changed by her father's curse from one half of the Gaṅgā into the river Kāverī, therefore also called Ardha-gaṅgā or -jāhnavī), MBh.; Hariv.; R. &c.