kfśṛadvEpāyana | क्फ़्शृअद्व्Eपायन | kfzRadvEpAyana

kfśṛa—dvEpāyana | क्फ़्शृअ—द्व्Eपायन | m. ‘black islander’, N. of Vyāsa (compiler of the MBh. and of the Purāṇas; so named because of his dark complexion and because he was brought forth by Satyavatī on a dvīpa or island in the Ganges), MBh.; Hariv.; Bādar. iii, 3, 32, Sch.; VP.

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