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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पावनpāvanaa.(-नी f.) [पू-णिच् ल्यु]
    1. (-नी Feminine) पू-णिच् ल्यु
    2. Purifying, freeing from sin, purificatory, sanctifying; पादास्तामभितो निषण्ण- हरिणा गौरीगुरोः पावनाः Ś.6.17; R.15.11;19.53; यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् Bg.18.5; Ms.2.26; Y.3.37.
    3. Sacred, holy, pure, purified; तपोवनं तच्च बभूव पावनम् Ku.5.17.
    4. One living on wind (a Sādhu); कुतः क्षीरं वनस्थानां मुनीनां गिरिवासिनाम् । पावनानां वनाशानां वनाश्रम- निवासिनाम् ॥ Mb.13.14.124.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. Fire.
      2. Incense.
      3. A kind of demi-god of Siddha.
      4. Name of the poet Vyāsa.
      5. Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -नम्

      1. Purifying, purification; विष्णोर्भूतानि लोकानां पावनाय चरन्ति हि Bhāg.11.2.28; पदनखनीरजनितजनपावन Gīt.1; Mv.1.26; Ms.11.85.
      2. Penance.
      3. Water.
      4. Cow-dung.
      5. A sectarial mark.
      6. Any means of purification; उत्पत्तिपरिपूतायाः किमस्याः पावनान्तरैः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.13.
      7. Atonement, expiation.
      8. Incense (सिह्णक).

    • -ध्वनिः a conch-shell.

    In the Gita18·5

    यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥

    yajño dānaṁ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām. — Acts of sacrifice, giving and askesis ought not to be renounced at all, but should be performed, for they purify the wise. 18·5
    • पावनानिpāvanāninominative plural of the neuter adjective pāvana (purifying, purificatory, pure, holy).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पावनpāvana[pâv-ana] a. (î) purifying, sanctifying; pure, holy; m. a kind of fire; n. purification, sanctification; means…

    [pâv-ana] adjective (î) purifying, sanctifying; pure, holy; masculine a kind of fire; neuter purification, sanctification; means of purifying.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पावनpāvanamf(ई)n. purifying, purificatory
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender purifying, purificatory
    2. mf(ई)neuter gender pure, holy Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. mf(ई)neuter gender living on wind Ni1lak.
    4. masculine gender a particular fire Kull. on Mn. iii, 185
    5. masculine gender fire Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender incense Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a species of Verbesina with yellow flowers Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a Siddha सिद्ध (sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order) Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender Name of Vya1sa व्यास Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender of one of the Vis3ve विश्वे Deva1h2 देवाः MBh.
    11. masculine gender of a son of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण BhP.
    12. masculine gender holy basil Lexicographers
    13. masculine gender a cow Lexicographers
    14. masculine gender Name of a river MBh. R.
    15. masculine gender the Ganges or the goddess Gan3ga1 गङ्गा W.
    16. neuter gender the act or a means of cleansing or purifying, purification, sanctification Mn. MBh. etc.
    17. neuter gender penance, atonement Lexicographers
    18. neuter gender water Lexicographers
    19. neuter gender cow-dung Lexicographers
    20. neuter gender the seed of Elaeocarpus Ganitrus (of which rosaries are made) Lexicographers
    21. neuter gender Costus Speciosus Lexicographers
    22. neuter gender a sectarial mark Lexicographers
    23. neuter gender Equivalent to अध्यास Lexicographers
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  2. अभिशस्तिपावन्abhiśastipāvanmfn. id. RV. VS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same fg-veda VS.

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  3. असृक्पावन्asṛkpāvanmfn. drinking blood AV. ii, 25, 30.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective drinking blood AV. ii, 25, 30.

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  4. उपावनतupāvanatamfn. bent in A1pS3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bent in A1pS3r.

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  5. घर्मपावन्gharmapāvanmfn. drinking hot milk VS. xxxviii, 15.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective drinking hot milk VS. xxxviii, 15.

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  6. घृतपावन्ghṛtapāvanmfn. (Pa1n2. 6-4, 66 Va1rtt. 1; iii, 2, 74 Ka1s3.) drinking ghee AV. xiii, 1, 24 VS. vi, 19.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Pa1n2. 6-4, 66 vArttika 1; iii, 2, 74 Ka1s3.) drinking ghee AV. xiii, 1, 24 VS. vi, 19.

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  7. चित्तपावन्cittapāvanm. N. of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans in Kon3kan Konkan, RTL. 271, note 1

    masculine gender Name of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans in Kon3kan Konkan, RTL. 271, note 1

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  8. चित्पावन्citpāvanm. N. of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans in Kon3kan Konkan, RTL. 271, n. 1

    masculine gender Name of a class of Bra1hmans Brahmans in Kon3kan Konkan, RTL. 271, neuter gender 1

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