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Grammar Search

"pavana" has 2 results

pavana: masculine vocative singular stem: pavana

pavana: neuter vocative singular stem: pavana

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

ārāmaḥ		Masculine	Singular	upavanam

garutmān	3.3.64	Masculine	Singular	pavanaḥ, amaraḥ

pavanam	2.4.24	Neuter	Singular	niṣpāvaḥ, pavaḥ

śvasanaḥ		Masculine	Singular	vāyuḥ, pṛṣadaśvaḥ, anilaḥ, mārutaḥ, samīraṇaḥ, pavanaḥ, mātariśvā, gandhavahaḥ, āśugaḥ, marut, nabhasvān, pavamānaḥ, sparśanaḥ, sadāgatiḥ, gandhavāhaḥ, samīraḥ, jagatprāṇaḥ, vātaḥ, prabhañjanaḥ	air or wind

Monier-Williams Search

68 results for pavana

pavana

m. "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ā-).)

etc.

pavana

m. vital air, breath

pavana

m. the regent of the nakṣatra- svāti- and the north-west region

pavana

m. Name of the number 5 (from the 5 vital airs)

pavana

m. a householder's sacred fire

pavana

m. a species of grass

pavana

m. Name of a son of manu- uttama-

pavana

m. of a mountain

pavana

m. of a country in bharata-kṣetra-

pavana

n. or m. purification, winnowing of corn

pavana

n. a potter's kiln,

pavana

n. an instrument for purifying grain etc., sieve, strainer

pavana

n. blowing

pavana

n. water

pavana

mfn. clean, pure

pavanabhū

m. equals -ja-

pavanacakra

n. whirlwind

(see cakra-vāta-).

pavanadūta

m. or n. Name of a poem.

pavanaja

m. "son of the wind", Name of hanu-mat-

pavanajava

m. "swift as wind", Name of a horse

pavanakṣipta

mfn. tempest-tossed

pavanapadavī

f. path of the wind, the air

pavanapañcāśikā

f. Name of a poem.

pavanapāvana

m. or n. Name of work

pavanaprabhava

m. (disease) coming from the wind of the body

pavanaraṃhas

mfn. swift as wind,

pavanatanaya

m. equals -ja-

pavanatanaya

m. Name of bhīmasena-

pavanavāhana

m. "having wind as vehicle", fire

pavanavijaya

m. "victory over the wind or breath", Name of several Tantric works.

pavanavyādhi

m. disease or morbid state of the wind of the body, rheumatism

pavanavyādhi

m. Name of uddhava- (the friend and counsellor of kṛṣṇa-)

pavanayogasaṃgraha

m. Name of work

apānapavana

m. the vital air apāna-

apavana

mfn. without air, sheltered from wind.

apavana

n. a grove

bāhyopavana

n. a grove situated outside (a town, puryāḥ-)

dantapavana

n. "tooth-cleaner", a small piece of wood (equals -kāṣṭha-)

dantaprakṣālanapavana

dīrghapavana

mfn. "long winded"

dīrghapavana

m. an elephant

(see -māruta-).

gaupavana

m. (gaRa bidādi-) patronymic fr. go-p-

gaupavana

m. (plural)

gaupavana

n. Name of a sāman-.

gehopavana

n. a small forest near a house

gopavana

m. Name of a ṛṣi- of atri-'s family

madhupavana

m. a vernal breeze

mṛṣṭagandhapavana

m. a fragrant wind

parāpavana

n. cleansing away, removing by purification

paripavana

See pari-pū-, column 2.

paripavana

n. cleaning, winnowing corn

paripavana

n. a winnowing basket

paurastyapavana

m. paurastya

puṣpavana

n. Name of a mountain

puṣpavanamāhātmya

n. Name of work

sampavana

etc. See sam-- pū-

sampavana

n. perfect purification

upavana

n. a small forest or wood, grove, garden

etc.

upavana

n. a planted forest

upavanam

ind. near a wood, in the wood

upavanavinoda

m. Name of work

utpavana

etc. See ut-pū-, column 2.

utpavana

n. cleaning, cleansing

commentator or commentary on

utpavana

n. straining liquids for domestic or religious uses

utpavana

n. any implement for cleaning

utpavana

n. the act of sprinkling clarified butter 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)

vadanapavana

m. "mouth-wind", breath

vipavana

mf(ā-)n. windless

Apte Search

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pavana	पवन a. Clean, pure; महतां पदपद्मजं परागं पवनानां पवनं ह्युपादिशन्ति Rām. Ch.2.3. -नः [पू-ल्यु] 1 Air, wind; सर्पाः पिबन्ति पवनं न च दुर्बलास्ते Subhāṣ; Bg.1.31; पवनपदवी, पवनसुतः &c.; The vital air, breath. -2 N. of Viṣṇu. -3 A householder's sacred fire. -4 A purifier (wind); परितो दुरितानि यः पुनीते शिव तस्मै पवनात्मने नमस्ते Ki.18.37. -5 N. 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 (m. also). -नी A broom. -Comp. -अशनः, -भुज् m. a serpent. -आत्मजः 1 an epithet of Hanumat. -2 of Bhīma. -3 fire. -आशः a serpent, snake. ˚नाशः 1 an epithet of Garuḍa. -2 a peacock. -चक्रम् Whirl-wind. -जः, -तनयः, -भूः, -सुतः 1 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.

apavana	अपवन a. Without wind or air, sheltered from wind. -नम् [अपकृष्टं कृत्रिमत्वात्स्वल्पत्वाच्च वनम्] A grove, a garden or park planted near a town.

utpavanam	उत्पवनम् See under उत्पू.

utpavanam	उत्पवनम् 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.

upavanam	उपवनम् [उपमितं वनेन] A garden, grave, a planted forest; पाण्डुच्छायोपवनवृतयः केतकैः सूचिभिन्नैः Me.23; R.8.73. 13.79; ˚लता a garden creeper. -Comp. -विनोदः N. of a work on gardening.

niṣpavanam	निष्पवनम् Winnowing.

paripavanaḥ	परिपवनः 1 Winnowing corn. -2 A winnowing basket.

Macdonell Search

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pavana	m. (purifier), wind, breeze, air; god of wind; vital air; breath; domestic (sacred) fire; n. instrument for purifying, winnowing-fan; whisk; sieve, strainer; potter's kiln; -kshipta, pp. tempest-tossed; -gava, m. (swift as the wind), N. of a horse; -tanaya, m. son of the wind, ep. of Hanu mat and of Bhîmasena; -½âghâta, m. gust of wind; -½âtmaga, m. son of the wind, fire; ep. of Bhîmasena.

utpavana	n. purification; imple ment of purification; -pavitrí, m. purifier.

upavanam	ad. in the forest.

upavana	n. little wood, grove: -vriti, f. garden hedge.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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pavana	(‘purifier’) in the Atharvaveda denotes an instrument for purifying grain from husks, etc.; either a sieve ’ or a ‘winnowing basket’ may be meant. In the Sūtras it is mentioned as used for cleaning the bones of the dead after cremation.

gopavana	Is the name of a poet of the race of Atri in the Rigveda. See Gaupavana.

gaupavana	Descendant of Gopavana ’) is mentioned as a pupil of Pautimāsya in the first two Vamśas (lists of teachers) in the Kānva recension of the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad

paripavana	Signifies in the Nirukta an instrument for winnowing grain.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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pavitraṃ	pavanāya kam AVP.9.24.7b.

ṛṣibhiḥ	pāvanaṃ (AVP. pavanaṃ) kṛtam AVP.9.25.1b; MG.2.14.26b; YDh.1.280b.

arāyam	asṛkpāvānam # AVś.2.25.3a; AVP.4.13.6a.

upa	mām ṛṣayo daivyāso hvayantāṃ tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojāḥ # AB.2.27.4,6,7; Aś.5.6.1,7,11. Cf. tanūpā ye.

upahūtā	ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojāḥ # AB.2.27.4,6,7; Aś.5.6.1,7,11. Cf. tanūpā ye.

ghṛtaṃ	ghṛtapāvānaḥ pibata # VS.6.19; TS.1.3.10.2; MS.1.2.17: 27.4; KS.3.7; śB.3.8.3.32; Mś.1.8.5.28; Apś.7.25.10. P: ghṛtaṃ ghṛtapāvānaḥ Kś.6.8.17.

punātu	mā pavanaiḥ pavitraḥ # AVP.9.22.1d.

yad	vṛkaṃ madhupāvānam # AVP.9.8.6a.

Vedabase Search

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pavana	air	SB 4.24.22

pavana	by the winds	MM 13

pavana-antaḥ	within the air	SB 2.2.23

pavana-antaḥ	within the air	SB 2.2.23

pavana-cakra	by a whirlwind	SB 10.7.24

pavana-cakra	by a whirlwind	SB 10.7.24

pavana-pāriyātrau	two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra	SB 5.16.27

pavana-pāriyātrau	two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra	SB 5.16.27

pavanaḥ	a wind	SB 12.4.11

pavanaḥ	Pavana	SB 8.1.23

pavanaḥ	the demigod of the air	SB 6.3.14-15

pavanaḥ	the life air	SB 10.12.31

pavanaḥ	the wind	BG 10.31

		SB 9.15.16

pavanam	air	SB 10.40.2

upavana-ālī	garden	CC Antya 15.97

ardha upavana	half of the garden	CC Madhya 14.35

upavana-gaṇa	neighboring gardens	CC Madhya 14.119

gelā upavana	entered a garden	CC Madhya 12.152

malaya-pavana	the mild breeze	CC Antya 19.81

upavana pāñā	having come to a nice nearby garden	CC Madhya 13.202

malaya-pavana	the mild breeze	CC Antya 19.81

upavana-udyāna	small parks	CC Madhya 2.10

upavana	flower gardens	SB 1.11.12

upavana	the air	SB 3.1.18

upavana	the small forest	SB 4.9.42-43

upavana	parks	SB 4.25.14

upavana	with orchards	SB 8.15.12

upavana	parks	SB 9.6.45-46

upavana	and parks	SB 10.41.20-23

upavana	and parks	SB 10.50.50-53

upavana	in parks	SB 10.69.1-6

upavana	with courtyards	SB 10.81.21-23

upavana	and parks	SB 10.90.1-7

upavana	orchards	SB 11.11.34-41

upavana-udyāna	small parks	CC Madhya 2.10

gelā upavana	entered a garden	CC Madhya 12.152

upavana pāñā	having come to a nice nearby garden	CC Madhya 13.202

ardha upavana	half of the garden	CC Madhya 14.35

upavana-gaṇa	neighboring gardens	CC Madhya 14.119

upavana-ālī	garden	CC Antya 15.97

upavanam	the park	SB 5.2.4

upavanam	a garden	SB 10.41.8

upavanam	to a small forest	SB 10.64.1

upavanam	in a garden	SB 10.68.16

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pavana	noun (masculine) a householder's sacred fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a species of grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) air (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) breath (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) breeze (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a country in Bharatakṣetra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a son of Manu Uttama (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of the number 5 (from the 5 vital airs) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the regent of the Nakṣatra Svāti and the north-west region (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) vital air (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) wind or the god of wind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1177/72933

pavana	noun (masculine neuter) a kind of vrata a potter's kiln (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) purification (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) winnowing of corn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 57596/72933

pavana	noun (neuter) an instrument for purifying grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) blowing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) sieve (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) strainer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) water (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 24565/72933

pavana	adjective clean (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) pure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 16957/72933

pavanasuta	noun (masculine) name of Hanuman Frequency rank 28952/72933

pavanatanaya	noun (masculine) name of Bhīmasena (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 57597/72933

pavanavyādhi	noun (masculine) name of Uddhava (the friend and counsellor of Kṛṣṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) rheumatism (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 57598/72933

utpavana	noun (neuter) any implement for cleaning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cleaning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cleansing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) straining liquids for domestic or religious uses (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the act of sprinkling clarified butter or other fluids on the sacrificial fire (with two blades of Kuśa grass) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 23461/72933

upavana	noun (neuter) a planted forest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a small forest or wood (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) garden (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) grove (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 4068/72933

upavanavant	adjective Frequency rank 47628/72933

gehopavana	noun (neuter) a small forest near a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 51500/72933

gopavana	noun (masculine) name of a ṣi of Atri's family (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 51556/72933

dantapavana	noun (neuter) a small piece of wood (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 17975/72933

sopavana	adjective Frequency rank 71476/72933

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niṣpavana	winnowing; fanning.
paripavana	Go to gālana.

Wordnet Search

"pavana" has 14 results.


pavana	āpākaḥ, pavanam, pākakuṭī saḥ gartaḥ yasmin kumbhakāraḥ mṛtpātrāṇi bharjayati। pātrāṇi āpāke bhṛṣṭvā dṛḍhāni bhavanti।
pavana	paścimavāyuḥ, paścimapavanaḥ paścimadiktaḥ vān vāyuḥ। adya prātaḥkālataḥ eva paścimavāyuḥ vahati।
pavana	aśuddha, aśuci, apavitra, amedhya, apūta, aśuddhi, aśaucin, anirmala, samala, malavān, malina, apuṇya, apavana yad śuddhaṃ nāsti। etad ghṛtam aśuddham asti।
pavana	puṣpavāṭikā, kusumodyānam, puṣpavanam, kusumākaraḥ, kusumālayaḥ puṣpopacayahetuḥ bhūbhāgaḥ। asyāṃ puṣpavāṭikāyāṃ vibhinnāni puṣpāṇi santi।
pavana	niṣpavanam, niṣpūtiḥ dhānyaṃ uḍḍīya nistuṣīkaraṇasya kriyā। tena niṣpavanād anantaraṃ dhānyaṃ koṣṭhāgāre sthāpitam।
pavana	pavitra, medhya, pūta, pāvana, pavana, śuci, śaucopeta dharmeṇa śuddhaḥ। kāśī iti pavitraṃ sthānam asti।
pavana	hanumān, pavanaputraḥ, pavanasutaḥ, pavanakumāraḥ, añjanīnandanaḥ, āñjaneya, kapīśaḥ, kesarīnandanaḥ, vātātmajaḥ, mārutiḥ, manumān, yogacaraḥ, anilī, hiḍimbāramaṇaḥ, rāmadūtaḥ, arjūnadhvajaḥ, marutātmajaḥ, vātātmajaḥ, anilātmajaḥ, kapīndraḥ pavanasya putraḥ yaḥ balaśālī tathāca amaraḥ asti। hanumān rāmasya bhaktaḥ asti।
pavana	udyānam, vāṭikā, upavanam, ārāmaḥ, puṣpavāṭīkā, tevanam tat kṛtrimaṃ vanaṃ yatra naikānāṃ puṣpaphalavṛkṣāṇāṃ ropaṇaṃ kṛtam। bālakāḥ udyāne bījapūrāṇi lūnāti।
pavana	vāyuḥ, vātaḥ, anilaḥ, pavanaḥ, pavamānaḥ, prabhañjanaḥ, śvasanaḥ, sparśanaḥ, mātariśvā, sadāgatiḥ, pṛṣadaśvaḥ, gandhavahaḥ, gandhavāhaḥ, āśugaḥ, samīraḥ, mārutaḥ, marut, jagatprāṇaḥ, samīraṇaḥ, nabhasvān, ajagatprāṇaḥ, khaśvāsaḥ, vābaḥ, dhūlidhvajaḥ, phaṇipriyaḥ, vātiḥ, nabhaḥprāṇaḥ, bhogikāntaḥ, svakampanaḥ, akṣatiḥ, kampalakṣmā, śasīniḥ, āvakaḥ, hariḥ, vāsaḥ, sukhāśaḥ, mṛgavābanaḥ, sāraḥ, cañcalaḥ, vihagaḥ, prakampanaḥ, nabhaḥ, svaraḥ, niśvāsakaḥ, stanūnaḥ, pṛṣatāmpatiḥ, śīghraḥ viśvagamanavān viśvavyāpī tathā ca yasmin jīvāḥ śvasanti। vāyuṃ vinā jīvanasya kalpanāpi aśakyā।
pavana	upavanam laghu araṇyam। asmākaṃ grāmāt bahiḥ upavanam asti।
pavana	āpākaḥ, pavanam yatra iṣṭikā pācayati। śramikaḥ āpākāt iṣṭikā niṣkāsayati।
pavana	īḍenam, īḍena-upavanam bāyabalagranthe varṇitam upavanam। īḍene jñānavṛkṣaḥ asti।
pavana	puṣpavanam ekaḥ parvataḥ । puṣpavanasya ullekhaḥ kośe vartate
pavana	pavanapañcāśikā ekaṃ kāvyam । pavanapañcāśikāyāḥ ullekhaḥ koṣe asti

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