पावन mfn. (
-नः-ना-नं)
1. Pure, purified.
2. Purifying, expurgatory, purificatory.
n. (
-नं)
1. Water.
2. Penace, expiation, purification by acts of austerity and devotion.
3. Cow-dung.
4. The Eleo- carpus seed.
5. A kind of grass, (Costus.)
m. (
-नः)
1. The inspired poet VYĀSA.
2. Fire generally or for various ceremonial pur- poses.
3. Incense.
4. A Siddha.
f. (
-नी)
1. Yellow myrobalan. 2. A cow.
3. The Ganges, or the goddess GANGĀ.
4. Holy basil.
E. पू to cleanse or purify, aff.
णिच् ल्यु .