pAvana a. ( nI f. ) [ pU-Ric lbu ] 1 Purifying, freeing from sin, purificatory, sanctifying; pAdAstAmaBito ( pb ) nizaRRahariRA gOrIguroH pAvanAH Ś. 6. 16 , R. 15. 101 , 19. 53 ; Bg. 18. 5 , Ms. 2. 26 ; Y. 3. 307. 2 Sacred, holy, pure, purified; Ku. 5. 17. — naH 1 Fire. 2 Incense. 3 A kind of demi-god or Siddha. 4 N. of the poet Vyāsa. 5 N. of Viṣṇu. — naM 1 Purifying, purification; padanaKanIrajanitajanapAvana Gīt. 1. 2 Penance. 3 Water. 4 Cow-dung. 5 A sectarial mark. 6 Any means of purification; U. 1. 13. 7 Atonement, expiation. 8 Incense ( sihlaka ). Comp. — DvaniH a conch-shell.