Dovana · neuter · dhovana 1
wash
Dhovana (neuter) [Sanskrit dhāvana; see also dhopana] washing Vin IV 262; S IV 316 (bhaṇḍa°); A I 132, 161, 277; It 111 (pādānaṃ); Ja II 129; VI 365 (hattha°); Miln 11; Vism 343; Pv-a 241 (hattha-pāda°); Dhp-a II 19 (pāda°); figurative (ariyaṃ) A V 216. {344} ----- [ N ] -----
dhovana ( nt. , = Pali id. ; to dhovati ), (act of) washing : read (cīvara-)dhovana-śoṣaṇa-sīvana- ( etc. ) Sukh 19.12 (prose), with most (three) mss. ; ed. dhāvana with 1 ms. ( Sktization ).
rinsing, washing; washing off; water for washing; (according to commentaries) a certain ritual (and festival), involving washing of bones
【中】 洗滌。
(nt, nt, act, from dhovati) washing; cleaning; rinsing washing Construction: √dhov + ana
(nt, nt, from dhovati) washing water; rinsings [lit.] washing Construction: √dhov + ana
(nt, nt, act, from dhovati) (comm) playing with the bones of dead relatives; (or) a kind fo magic [lit.] washing Construction: √dhov + ana