Charmanvati (Sanskrit: चर्मण्वती, romanized: Carmaṇvatī) is a river mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
[2] The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, refers to the Chambal river as the Charmanyavati: originating in the blood of thousands of animals and cows sacrificed by the Aryan King Rantideva.
King Rantideva is mentioned as performing animal sacrifices on the banks of Charmanvati (7:65, 12:29, 13:66).
Kunti left her new-born baby (Karna) in a basket and made it float in the river.
Marching to the banks of the Charmanvati, the Kuru warrior Sahadeva met the son of king Jamvaka, who had, on account of old hostilities, been defeated before by Vasudeva Krishna.