puṇya पुण्य púṇya mf(A)n. (perhaps fr. √ 2. puṣ, according to [Uṇ. v, 15] from √ pū; see also √ puṇ) auspicious, propitious, fair, pleasant, good, right, virtuous, meritorious, pure, holy, sacred, [RV.] &c. &c. púṇya m. N. of a poet, [Cat.] of another man, [Buddh.] púṇya m. or n. N. of a lake, [MBh.] púṇya n. (ifc. f(A). ) the good or right, virtue, purity, good work, meritorious act, moral or religious merit, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. púṇya n. a religious ceremony (esp. one performed by a wife in order to retain her husband's affections and to obtain a son; also -ka), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] a brick trough for watering cattle, [W.] puṇyabhū पुण्यभू puṇya—bhū f. ‘the holy land’, N. of Āryāvarta (s.v.), [L.] puṇyaka पुण्यक n. N. of a partic. ceremony performed by a woman (= puṇya n. q.v.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] the present made to a wife on the occasion of the P° ceremony, [Hariv.] puṇyatā पुण्यता puṇya—tā f. ([MBh.]) purity, holiness. puṇyabhāj पुण्यभाज् puṇya—bhāj ([Kād.]) mfn. partaking of bliss, happy. puṇyaduh पुण्यदुह् puṇya—duh mfn. yielding or granting happiness or beatitude, [MBh.] puṇyakṛt पुण्यकृत् puṇya—kṛ́t mfn. = -kartṛ, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c. puṇya—kṛ́t m. N. of one of the Viśve Devāḥ, [MBh.] puṇyatva पुण्यत्व puṇya—tva n. ([Kum.]) purity, holiness. puṇyavat पुण्यवत् puṇya—vat mfn. righteous, virtuous, honest, [MBh.] auspicious, happy, [Kathās.]; [Hit.] puṇyabhūmi पुण्यभूमि puṇya—bhūmi f. id., [L.] the mother of a male child, [W.] puṇyaphala पुण्यफल puṇya—phala n. the fruit or reward of good works, [Mn. iii, 95] &c. puṇya—phala mfn. having or receiving good fruit, [R.] puṇya—phala m. N. of the garden of Lakṣmi, [L.] puṇyaśālā पुण्यशाला puṇya—śālā f. a house of charity, alms-house, [L.] puṇyaśīla पुण्यशील puṇya—śīla mfn. of a virtuous disposition, virtuous, pious, righteous, [MBh.] puṇyaśeṣa पुण्यशेष puṇya—śeṣa m. N. of a prince, [L.] puṇyabala पुण्यबल puṇya—bala m. N. of a king of Puṇya-vatī, Avadānas. N. of one of the 10 forces of a Bodhi-sattva, [Dharmas.] puṇyageha पुण्यगेह puṇya—geha n. a house i.e. a place or seat of virtue, [Daś.] puṇyagṛha पुण्यगृह puṇya—gṛha n. a house of charity, an alms-house or a temple, [R.] puṇyajala पुण्यजल puṇya—jala mfn. having pure water, [ML.] puṇyajana पुण्यजन puṇya—janá m. a good or honest man, [L.] (pl.) good people (N. of a class of supernatural beings, [AV.] &c. &c.; in later times N. of the Yakṣas and of a partic. class of Rākṣasas, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]) puṇyajita पुण्यजित puṇya—jita mfn. gained or attained by good works, [ChUp.]; [Kāv.] puṇyakāla पुण्यकाल puṇya—kāla m. an auspicious time, [Hcat.] puṇyakuṭa पुण्यकुट puṇya—kuṭa m. a great multitude of meritorious acts, [Kāraṇḍ.] puṇyaloka पुण्यलोक púṇya—loka (pú°), mfn. belonging to or sharing in a better world, [ŚBr.] puṇyamaya पुण्यमय puṇya—maya mf(I)n. consisting of good or of merit, [Prab.] puṇyanātha पुण्यनाथ puṇya—nātha m. (with upādhyāya) N. of a man, [Cat.] puṇyarāśi पुण्यराशि puṇya—rāśi m. N. of a man, [L.] of a mountain, [Śatr.] puṇyarāja पुण्यराज puṇya—rāja m. N. of an author, [Cat.] puṇyasāra पुण्यसार puṇya—sāra m. N. of a prince, [Kathārṇ.] puṇyasama पुण्यसम puṇya—sáma n. a good year, [TS.]; [Vait.] puṇyasena पुण्यसेन puṇya—sena m. N. of a prince, [Kathās.] of another man, [Buddh.] puṇyatara पुण्यतर puṇya—tara mfn. purer, holier puṇyatṛṇa पुण्यतृण puṇya—tṛṇa n. a sacred grass (N. of the white variety of Kuśa grass), [L.] puṇyavaha पुण्यवह puṇya—vaha mfn. causing felicity; [MBh.] puṇyavatī पुण्यवती puṇya—vatī f. N. of a country, [Avadānaś.] puṇyayoga पुण्ययोग puṇya—yoga m. the effect of virtuous actions in a former life, [W.] puṇyabhājin पुण्यभाजिन् puṇya—bhājin ([Śatr.]) mfn. partaking of bliss, happy. puṇyaślokā पुण्यश्लोका puṇya—ślokā f. N. of Sitā or Draupadī, [Pur.] puṇyaśloka पुण्यश्लोक puṇya—śloka mf(A)n. ‘well spoken of’, of good fame or reputation, [BhP.] (°keya-karman mfn. one whose actions must be praised in auspicious verses, [ib.]) puṇya—śloka m. N. of Nala or Yudhiṣṭhira or Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]; [Pur.] puṇyaśrīka पुण्यश्रीक puṇya—śrīka mfn. = -lakṣmīka, [Mcar.] puṇyagandha पुण्यगन्ध púṇya—gandha (pú°), mfn. sweet-scented, fragrant, [RV.]; [MBh.]; [Ragh.] púṇya—gandha m. Michelia Champaka, [L.] = puṇyagandhi पुण्यगन्धि púṇya—gandhi (pú°, [AV.]) mfn. sweet-scented, fragrant. puṇyakīrti पुण्यकीर्ति puṇya—kīrti mfn. bearing a good name, famous, celebrated, [MBh.] puṇya—kīrti m. N. of a man (whose shape was assumed by Viṣṇu), [SkandaP.] puṇyakartṛ पुण्यकर्तृ puṇya—kartṛ ([MBh.]) mfn. acting right, virtuous, pious. puṇyakṛtyā पुण्यकृत्या puṇya—kṛtyā́ ([ŚBr.]) f. a good or meritorious action. puṇyakriyā पुण्यक्रिया puṇya—kriyā ([Āpast.]) f. a good or meritorious action. puṇyalabdha पुण्यलब्ध puṇya—labdha mfn. attained by good works, [MBh.] puṇyamahas पुण्यमहस् puṇya—mahas mfn. of pure glory, [Mcar. i, 18.] puṇyamanya पुण्यमन्य puṇya—manyá mfn. thinking one's self good, [MaitrS.] puṇyamitra पुण्यमित्र puṇya—mitra m. N. of a Buddhist patriarch. puṇyanāman पुण्यनामन् puṇya—nāman m. N. of one of the attendants of Skanda, [MBh.] puṇya—nāman mfn. having a holy name, [Baudh.] puṇyaprada पुण्यप्रद puṇya—prada mfn. = -nivaha, [Hariv.] puṇyarātra पुण्यरात्र puṇya—rātra m. an auspicious night, [L.] puṇyasthāna पुण्यस्थान puṇya—sthāna n. a sacred place, consecrated ground, [Yājñ.] puṇyasamam पुण्यसमम् puṇya—sámam (am), ind. g. tiṣṭhadgvādi puṇyatīrtha पुण्यतीर्थ puṇya—tīrtha n. a sacred shrine or place of pilgrimage, [Hit.] N. of a Tīrtha, [W.] puṇya—tīrtha mf(A)n. abounding with Tīrthas, [R.] puṇyabharita पुण्यभरित puṇya—bharita mfn. abounding in holiness or bliss, [Śatr.] puṇyaśakuna पुण्यशकुन puṇya—śakuna m. a bird of good omen, [MBh.] puṇyagandhin पुण्यगन्धिन् puṇya—gandhin ([MBh.]) mfn. sweet-scented, fragrant. puṇyajanman पुण्यजन्मन् púṇya—janman (pú°), mfn. of pure or holy origin, [MaitrS.] puṇyakālatā पुण्यकालता puṇya—kāla—tā f. auspiciousness of time, [Sūryas.] puṇyakarman पुण्यकर्मन् puṇya—karman ([ib.]; [R.] &c.) mfn. acting right, virtuous, pious. puṇyakṣetra पुण्यक्षेत्र puṇya—kṣetra n. a holy place, a place of pilgrimage, [VarBṛS.], Sch. N. of Buddha, [Divyāv.] puṇyanivaha पुण्यनिवह puṇya—nivaha mfn. conferring religious merit, meritorious, [BhP.] puṇyapāvana पुण्यपावन puṇya—pāvana m. or n. a proper N. [Cat.] puṇyapuruṣa पुण्यपुरुष puṇya—puruṣa m. a man rich in religious merit, a pious man, [MW.] puṇyaskandha पुण्यस्कन्ध puṇya—skandha m. = -saṃcaya, [Kāraṇḍ.] puṇyatarīkṛ पुण्यतरीकृ puṇya—ta°rī-√ kṛ to make purer or holier, [Ragh.] puṇyavarman पुण्यवर्मन् puṇya—varman m. N. of a prince of Vidarbha, [Daś.] puṇyavijita पुण्यविजित puṇya—vijita mfn. acquired by merit, merited, [MW.] puṇyadarśana पुण्यदर्शन puṇya—darśana mf(A)n. of beautiful appearance, [Ragh.] puṇya—darśana m. Coracias Indica, [L.] puṇyakavrata पुण्यकव्रत puṇyaka—vrata n. the worship of Kṛṣṇa for a year with daily presents (to be performed by a woman desirous of a son), [BrahmaP.] puṇyaprasava पुण्यप्रसव puṇya—prasava m. pl. (with Buddhists) N. of one of the 18 classes of gods of the world of form, [Dharmas.] puṇyapratāpa पुण्यप्रताप puṇya—pratāpa m. the efficacy of virtue or of religious merit, [ib.] puṇyapuṇyatā पुण्यपुण्यता puṇya—puṇyatā f. perfect holiness, [Rājat.] puṇyasaṃcaya पुण्यसंचय puṇya—saṃcaya m. a store of virtue or religious merit, [MW.] puṇyasambhāra पुण्यसम्भार puṇya—sambhāra m. = -saṃcaya, [Kāraṇḍ.] (with Buddhists) the equipment of meritorious acts, [Dharmas.] puṇyasundara पुण्यसुन्दर puṇya—sundara (or -gaṇī) m. N. of a grammarian, [Cat.] puṇyavallabha पुण्यवल्लभ puṇya—vallabha m. N. of a man, [L.] puṇyavardhana पुण्यवर्धन puṇya—vardhana mfn. ‘increasing merit’, [Hariv.] puṇya—vardhana n. N. of a city, [Vet.] (cf. puṇḍra-v°). puṇyavarjita पुण्यवर्जित puṇya—varjita m. ‘destitute of virtue’, N. of a fictitious country, [Kautukas.] puṇyaśrīgarbha पुण्यश्रीगर्भ puṇya—śrī-garbha m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [L.] puṇyakālavidhi पुण्यकालविधि puṇya—kāla—vidhi m. N. of wk. puṇyalakṣmīka पुण्यलक्ष्मीक púṇya—lakṣmīka (pú°), mfn. auspicious, prosperous, [ŚBr.] puṇyajaneśvara पुण्यजनेश्वर puṇya—ja°neśvara m. ‘lord of Y°s’, N. of Kubera, [Ragh.] puṇyamaheśākhya पुण्यमहेशाख्य puṇya—maheśākhya mfn. named, ‘holy and great lord’, Divya'v. puṇyapāpekṣitṛ पुण्यपापेक्षितृ puṇya—pāpekṣitṛ mfn. seeing good and bad deeds, [Mn. viii, 91.] puṇyastambhakara पुण्यस्तम्भकर puṇya—stambha-kara (?) m. N. of a man, [Cat.] puṇyasundaragaṇī पुण्यसुन्दरगणी puṇya—sundara (or -gaṇī) m. N. of a grammarian, [Cat.] puṇyapālarājakathā पुण्यपालराजकथा puṇya—pāla-rāja-kathā f. N. of wk. puṇyaślokeyakarman पुण्यश्लोकेयकर्मन् puṇya—ślokeya-karman mfn., one whose actions must be praised in auspicious verses, [ib.] puṇyanāmaślokāvalī पुण्यनामश्लोकावली puṇya—nā°ma-ślokāvalī f. N. of wk. puṇyavāgbuddhikarmin पुण्यवाग्बुद्धिकर्मिन् puṇya—vāg-buddhi-karmin mfn. pure in word and thought and deed, [MBh.]