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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
pavaपवm. (√ pū) purification, winnowing corn, [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 28], Sch.
air, wind, [L.]
a marsh, [L.]
N. of a son of Nahuṣa, [VP.]
pavanīपवनीpávanī (ī), f. a broom, [L.]
the wild citron-tree, [L.] (v.l. pacanī)
N. of a river, [VP.]
pavanaपवनpávana m. ‘purifier’, wind or the god of wind, breeze, air (ifc. f(A). ), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
vital air, breath, [Suśr.]; [Sarvad.]
the regent of the Nakṣatra Svāti and the north-west region, [Var.]
N. of the number 5 (from the 5 vital airs), [ib.]
a householder's sacred fire, [Hār.]
a species of grass, [L.]
N. of a son of Manu Uttama, [BhP.]
of a mountain, [ib.]
of a country in Bharata-kṣetra, [W.]
pávana n. or m. purification, winnowing of corn, [L.]
pávana n. a potter's kiln, [Śṛṅgār.]
an instrument for purifying grain &c., sieve, strainer, [AV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]
blowing, [Kaṇ.]
water, [L.]
pávana mfn. clean, pure, [L.]
pavaruपवरुpávaru m. a species of pot-herb, [L.] (v.l. pararu).
pavargaपवर्गpa—varga m. ‘the p series’, the labial series of consonants.
pavastaपवस्तpavásta n. (apa and √ vas?) a cover or garment (?), [AV. iv, 7, 6]
du. heaven and earth, [RV. x, 27, 7.]
pavamānaपवमानpávamāna mfn. being purified or strained, flowing clear (as Soma), [RV.]
pávamāna m. wind or the god of wind, [VS.]; [TS.]; [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]
N. of a partic. Agni (associated with Pāvaka and Śuci and also regarded as a son of A° by Svāhā or of Antar-dhāna and by Śikhaṇḍinī), [TS.]; [Br.]; [Pur.]
N. of partic. Stotras sung by the Sāma-ga at the Jyotiṣṭoma sacrifice (they are called successively at the 3 Savanas bahiṣpavamāna, mādhyaṃdina and tṛtīya or ārbhava), [TS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.] (cf. [RTL. 368])
N. of wk.
N. of a prince and the Varṣa in Śāka-dvīpa ruled by him, [BhP.]
pavanāśaपवनाशm. ‘feeding on air’, a serpent, snake, [L.]
pavanālaपवनालpava—nāla (prob.) w.r. for yava-nāla.
pavanabhūपवनभूpavana—bhū m. = -ja, [MW.]
pavanajaपवनजpavana—ja m. ‘son of the wind’, N. of Hanu-mat, [Dhūrtan.]
pavayitṛपवयितृpavayitṛ́ m. a purifier, [TS.]
pavanāśinपवनाशिन्m. = °nāśa, [MārkP.]
pavaneṣṭaपवनेष्ट(prob.) w.r. for yav°.
pavanāghātaपवनाघातm. gust of wind, [Rājat.]
pavanāśanaपवनाशनm. id., [L.]
pavanāhataपवनाहतmfn. struck or shaken by the wind, rheumatic, [W.]
pavanadūtaपवनदूतpavana—dūta m. or n. N. of a poem.
pavanajavaपवनजवpavana—java m. ‘swift as wind’, N. of a horse, [Kathās.]
pavamānavatपवमानवत्pavamāna—vat mfn. accompanied by the Pavamāna-stotra, [AitBr.]
pavamāneṣṭiपवमानेष्टिf. = °na-havis, [TBr.], Sch.
N. of wk.
pavamānokthaपवमानोक्थn. the series of verses in the mid-day Pavamāna, [AitBr.]
pavanātmajaपवनात्मजm. = °na-ja, [L.]
N. of Bhīma-sena, [Rājat.]
fire, [MatsyaP.]
pavanacakraपवनचक्रpavana—cakra n. whirlwind, [BhP.] (cf. cakra-vāta).
pavanavyādhiपवनव्याधिpavana—vyādhi m. disease or morbid state of the wind of the body, rheumatism, [W.]
N. of Uddhava (the friend and counsellor of Kṛṣṇa), [L.]
pavanombujaपवनोम्बुजpavano'mbuja (!) m. Grewia Asiatica, [L.]
pavaṣṭurikaपवष्टुरिकm. N. of a man g. śubhrādi (not in [Kāś.])
pavamānahomaपवमानहोमpavamāna—homa m. = -havis
N. of wk.
pavamānasakhaपवमानसखpavamāna—sakha m. ‘friend of the wind’, fire, [Śiś.]
pavanāśanāsaपवनाशनासpavanā°śanāsa m. ‘snake-eater’, a peacock, [L.]
N. of Garuḍa, [L.]
pavanakṣiptaपवनक्षिप्तpavana—kṣipta mfn. tempest-tossed, [MW.]
pavanapāvanaपवनपावनpavana—pāvana m. or n. N. of wk.
pavanapadavīपवनपदवीpavana—padavī f. path of the wind, the air, [Megh.]
pavanaraṃhasपवनरंहस्pavana—raṃhas mfn. swift as wind, [Pracaṇḍ.]
pavanatanayaपवनतनयpavana—tanaya m. = -ja, [Ragh.]
N. of Bhīmasena, [Megh.]
pavanavāhanaपवनवाहनpavana—vāhana m. ‘having wind as vehicle’, fire, [L.]
pavanavijayaपवनविजयpavana—vijaya m. ‘victory over the wind or breath’, N. of sev. Tantric works.
pavamānādhyāyaपवमानाध्यायm. N. of wk.
pavamānahavisपवमानहविस्pavamāna—havis n. offerings to Agni invoked under the title of Pavamāna or Pāvaka or Śuci, [TBr.], Sch.
pavamānasūktaपवमानसूक्तpavamāna—sūkta n. N. of wk.
pavanaprabhavaपवनप्रभवpavana—prabhava m. (disease) coming from the wind of the body, [Suśr.]
pavanodbhrāntaपवनोद्भ्रान्तin -kārin mfn. ‘agitating the air’, N. of a partic. mode of fighting, [MW.]
pavanotkampinपवनोत्कम्पिन्mfn. trembling in the wind, [Śak.]
pavamānapaddhatiपवमानपद्धतिpavamāna—paddhati f. N. of wk.
pavamānaṭippanaपवमानटिप्पनpavamāna—ṭippana m. or n. N. of wk.
pavanapañcāśikāपवनपञ्चाशिकाpavana—pañcāśikā f. N. of a poem.
pavamānahomavidhiपवमानहोमविधिpavamāna-homa—vidhi m. N. of wk.
pavamānasomayajñaपवमानसोमयज्ञpavamāna—soma-yajña m. N. of wk.
pavanodbhrāntavīciपवनोद्भ्रान्तवीचिpavanodbhrānta—vīci f. a wave raised by the winds, [ib.]
pavamānapañcasūktaपवमानपञ्चसूक्तpavamāna—pañca-sūkta n. pl. N. of wk.
pavanayogasaṃgrahaपवनयोगसंग्रहpavana—yoga-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.
pavamānahomapaddhatiपवमानहोमपद्धतिpavamāna-homa—paddhati f. N. of wk.
pavamānahomaprayogaपवमानहोमप्रयोगpavamāna-homa—prayoga m. N. of wk.