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• -ण्यम्

  1. Virtue, religious or moral merit; अत्युत्कटैः पापपुण्यैरिहैव फलमश्नुते H.1.8; महतः पुण्यपण्येन क्रीतेयं कायनौ- स्त्वया Śānti.3.1; R.1.69; Name3.87.
  2. A virtuous or meritorious act, good or virtuous works.
  3. Purity, purification.
  4. A trough for watering cattle.
  5. A religious ceremony, especially one performed by a wife to retain her husband's affection and to obtain a son.
  6. (Astrol.) the seventh mansion from जन्मलग्न.
  7. the union of मेष, कर्क, तुला and मकर.

• -ण्या

  1. The holy basil.
  2. The Ganges.

• -अनुभावः pleasing majesty or dignity; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.22.

• -अहम् (for अहन्) a happy or auspicious day; पुण्याहं भवन्तो ब्रुवन्तु । अस्तु पुण्याहम्; पुण्याहं व्रज मङ्गलं सुदिवसं प्रातः प्रयातस्य ते Amaru.61. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवाचन repeating 'this is an auspicious day' three times at the commencement of most religious ceremonies.

• -आत्मन् Adjective pious, righteous.

• -उदयः the dawn or resulting of good fortune.

• -उद्यान Adjective having lovely gardens.

• -कर्तृ Masculine a meritorious or virtuous man.

• -कर्मन् Adjective doing meritorious acts, upright, righteous, (-Neuter) a meritorious act.

• -कालः an auspicious time.

• -कीर्तनः, -श्रवणः Name of Viṣṇu. (-नम्) narrating or reading Purāṇas.

• -कीर्ति Adjective bearing good or holy name, of auspicious fame, celebrated; स पुण्यकीर्तिः शतमन्यु- कल्पो महेन्द्रलोकप्रतिमां समृद्ध्या (अध्यास्त) Bk.1.5.

• -कृत् Adjective virtuous, meritorious.

• -कृत्यम् a meritorious work.

• -क्षेत्रम्

  1. a holy place, place of pilgrimage; अन्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति । पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्रलेपो भविष्यति ॥ Subhāṣ.
  2. 'The holy land', Name of Āryāvarta.

• -गन्ध Adjective Sweet-scented. (-न्धः) the Champaka tree.

• -गन्धि Adjective fragrant.

• -गृह

  1. an alms-house.
  2. a temple; उद्यानानि च रम्याणि हृष्टाः पुण्यगृहाणि च Rām.2.67.12 (com. पुण्यगृहाणि पुण्यसंपादकगृहाणि विप्राद्यर्थानि).

• -जनः

  1. a virtuous man.
  2. a demon, goblin; वियति प्रसमीक्ष्य कालमेघमप्रतिमं पुण्यजनौघमुन्नदन्तम् Rām. Ch.2.56.
  3. a Yakṣa; Bhāg.4.1.3; पयोधरैः पुण्यजनाङ्गनानाम् R.13.6. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedईश्वरः an epithet of Kubera; अनुययौ यमपुण्यजनेश्वरौ R.9.6.

• -जित Adjective won by merit or good works.

• -तीर्थम् a holy place of pilgrimage.

• -दर्शन

  1. Adjective
  2. beautiful.
  3. of sacred appearance; तां पुण्यदर्शनां दृष्ट्वा R.1.86. (-नः) the blue jay. (-नम्) visiting holy shrines.

• -दुह् Adjective granting happiness or beatitude.

• -निवह Adjective meritorious.

• -पुरुषः a man rich in moral merit, a pious man.

• -प्रतापः the efficacy of virtue or moral merit.

• -फलम् the reward of good works; यत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा विधिवद् गुरोः । तत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति भिक्षां दत्त्वा द्विजो गृही ॥ Ms.3.95. (-लः) a grove.

• -भाज् Adjective blessed, virtuous, meritorious; पुण्यभाजः खल्वमी मुनयः K.43.

• -भूः

  1. -भूमिः Feminine
  2. 'the holy land', id est, that is Āryāvarta.
  3. The son-bearing mother.

• -योगः the result of virtuous deeds done in a former life.

• -रात्रः

  1. an auspicious night.
  2. a night on which any religious ceremony is held.

• -लक्ष्मीक Adjective auspicious, prosperous; प्रकृत्या पुण्यलक्ष्मीकौ कावेतौ ज्ञायते त्विदम् Mv.1.16.

• -लोकः heaven, paradise.

• -शकुनम् an auspicious omen. (-नः) a bird of good omen.

• -शाला alms-house.

• -शील Adjective of a virtuous disposition, inclined to pious acts, virtuous, pious, righteous.

• -श्लोक Adjective 'well-spoken of', or 'auspicious to repeat or utter the name of', of good fame; Dk.2.8. (-कः) an epithet of Nala (of Niṣadha); Yudhiṣṭhira and Janārdana; पुण्यश्लोको नलो राजा पुण्यश्लोको युधिष्ठिरः । पुण्यश्लोका च वैदेही पुण्यश्लोको जनार्दनः ॥. (-का) an epithet of Sītā and Draupadī.

• -संचयः a store of virtue or religious merit.

• -स्थानम् a sacred or holy place, a place of pilgrimage.