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.]