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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पवनpavanaa.Clean, pure; महतां पदपद्मजं परागं पवनानां पवनं ह्युपादिशन्ति Rām. Ch.2.3.

    Clean, pure; महतां पदपद्मजं परागं पवनानां पवनं ह्युपादिशन्ति Rām. Ch.2.3.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. पू-ल्यु
      2. Air, wind; सर्पाः पिबन्ति पवनं न च दुर्बलास्ते Subhāṣ; Bg.1.31; पवनपदवी, पवनसुतः etc.; The vital air, breath.
      3. Name of Viṣṇu.
      4. A householder's sacred fire.
      5. A purifier (wind); परितो दुरितानि यः पुनीते शिव तस्मै पवनात्मने नमस्ते Ki.18.37.
      6. Name of the number five (from the 5 vital airs).

    • -नम्

      1. Purification.
      2. Winnowing.
      3. A sieve, strainer.
      4. Water.
      5. A potter's kiln (Masculine also).

    • -नी A broom.

    • -अशनः, -भुज् Masculine a serpent.

    • -आत्मजः

      1. an epithet of Hanumat.
      2. of Bhīma.
      3. fire.

    • -आशः

      1. a serpent, snake. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनाशः
      2. an epithet of Garuḍa.
      3. a peacock.

    • -चक्रम्

      1. Whirl-wind. जः, तनयः, भूः, सुतः epithets of Hanumat; संक्षोभं पवनभुवा जवेन नीताः Śi.4.59.
      2. of Bhīma.

    • -पदवी The sky, air; त्वामारूढं पवनपदवीम् (प्रेक्षिष्यन्ते पथिकवनिताः) Me.8.

    • -वाहनः fire.

    • -विजयः a kind of book dealing with omens relating to breath exhaled and inhaled.

    • -व्याधिः

      1. an epithet of Uddhava, a friend and counsellor of Kṛiṣṇa.
      2. rheumatism.

    In the Gita10·31

    पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम् ।

    pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham, — I am the wind among purifiers; I am Rama among warriors; and I am the alligator among fishes; among the rivers Ganges am I. 10·31
    • पवनःpavanaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun pavana (the wind).
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  2. अपवनapavanaa.Without wind or air, sheltered from wind.

    Without wind or air, sheltered from wind.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम् अपकृष्टं कृत्रिमत्वात्स्वल्पत्वाच्च वनम् A grove, a garden or park planted near a town.

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  3. उत्पवनम्utpavanamSee under उत्पू.

    See under उत्पू.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • उत्पवनम् utpavanam

      1. 1 Cleansing, purifying; द्रव्याणां च्चै व सर्वेषां शुद्धिरुत्पवनं स्मृतम् Ms.5.115.
      2. Straining liquids for domestic or religious purposes.
      3. Any instrument for cleansing.
      4. Sprinkling ghee (or other fluids) on the sacrificial fire with two blades of Kuśa grass, the ends of which are held in either hand and the centre dipped into the liquid; अप्रच्छिन्नाग्रावनन्तर्गर्भौ प्रादेश- मात्रौ कुशौ नानान्तयोर्गृहीत्वा अङ्गुष्ठोपकनिष्ठिकाभ्यामुत्तानाभ्यां प्रागुत्पु- नाति सकृन्मन्त्रेण द्विस्तूष्णीम् Āśval.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पवनpavana[páv-ana] m. (purifier), wind, breeze, air; god of wind; vital air; breath; domestic (sacred) fire; n.…

    [páv-ana] masculine (purifier), wind, breeze, air; god of wind; vital air; breath; domestic (sacred) fire; neuter instrument for purifying, winnowing-fan; whisk; sieve, strainer; potter's kiln; -kshipta, perfect passive participle tempest-tossed; -gava, masculine (swift as the wind), noun of a horse; -tanaya, masculine son of the wind, epithet of Hanu mat and of Bhîmasena; - ͜ âghâta, masculine gust of wind; - ͜ âtmaga, masculine son of the wind, fire; epithet of Bhîmasena.

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  2. उत्पवनutpavana[ut-pávana] n. purification; imple ment of purification; -pavitrí, m. purifier.

    [ut-pávana] neuter purification; imple ment of purification; -pavitrí, masculine purifier.

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  3. उपवनupavana[upa-vana] n. little wood, grove: -vriti, f. garden hedge.

    [upa-vana] neuter little wood, grove: -vriti, feminine; also equal for garden hedge.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पवनpavanam. "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air (ifc. f(आ).) MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. masculine gender "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. masculine gender vital air, breath Sus3r. Sarvad.
    3. masculine gender the regent of the Nakshatra नक्षत्र Sva1ti स्वाति and the north-west region Var.
    4. masculine gender Name of the number 5 (from the 5 vital airs) ibidem
    5. masculine gender a householder's sacred fire Ha1r.
    6. masculine gender a species of grass Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of a son of Manu मनु Uttama उत्तम BhP.
    8. masculine gender of a mountain ibidem
    9. masculine gender of a country in Bharata-kshetra भरत-क्षेत्र W.
    10. neuter gender or masculine gender purification, winnowing of corn Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender a potter's kiln, S3r2in3ga1r.
    12. neuter gender an instrument for purifying grain etc., sieve, strainer AV. A1s3vGr2.
    13. neuter gender blowing Kan2.
    14. neuter gender water Lexicographers
    15. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective clean, pure Lexicographers
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  2. अपवनapavanamfn. without air, sheltered from wind.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without air, sheltered from wind.
    2. neuter gender a grove Lexicographers
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  3. अपानपवनapānapavanam. the vital air Apa1na अपान L.

    masculine gender the vital air Apa1na अपान Lexicographers

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  4. उत्पवनutpavana&c. see उत्-पू, col. 2.
    1. etc. see उत्-पू, column 2.
    2. neuter gender cleaning, cleansing Kaus3. commentator or commentary on Nya1yam.
    3. neuter gender straining liquids for domestic or religious uses
    4. neuter gender any implement for cleaning S3Br. i, 3, 1, 22
    5. neuter gender the act of sprinkling clarified butter or other fluids on the sacrificial fire (with two blades of Kus3a कुश grass, the ends of which are held in either hand and the centre dipped into the liquid) Lexicographers
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