Charmanvati is the name of a river in Chambal, which is now called Chambal. The river Charmanvati has been mentioned in the great epic Mahabharata. The Charmanvati River is a tributary of Ganga. Many people used to visit this Charmanvati River, mainly who migrated from river Saraswati as it dried up, due to its proximity.

The modern name `Chambal` of the river Charmanvati means `fish` in some of the Dravidian languages like Telugu. Charmanvati was the southern boundary of Panchala kingdom. King Drupada used to rule the Southern Panchalas up to the bank of the Charmanvati River.

King Rantideva is said to have performed animal sacrifices on the banks of Charmanvati. As per the Mahabharata, Kunti left her new-born baby Karna in a basket and floated it in the river Aswa, which moved to Charmanvati. While marching to the banks of the Charmanvati, the Kuru warrior Sahadeva met the son of king Jamvaka.

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