पवित्र [ pavitra ] [ paví tra ] n. a means of purification , filter , strainer , straining-cloth (made of thread or hair or straw , for clarifying fruits , esp. the Soma) Lit. RV.

  Kuśa grass (esp. two Kuśa leaves for holding offerings or for sprinkling and purifying ghee ) Lit. ŚBr. Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. Mn. (ifc. also [ ko ] see [ sa-pavitraka ] ) , a ring of Kuśa grass worn on the fourth finger on partic. occasions Lit. W.

  a purifying prayer or Mantra Lit. Mn. Lit. Yājñ. Lit. MBh.

  a means of purifying or clearing the mind Lit. RV. iii , 26 , 8 ; 31 , 6

  melted butter Lit. L.

  honey Lit. L.

  water Lit. L.

  rain or rubbing ( [ varṣaṇa ] or [ gharṣaṇa ] ) Lit. L.

  copper Lit. L.

  the vessel in which the Argha is presented Lit. L. (ifc. [ -ka ] Lit. MārkP.)

  the Brāhmanical cord ( cf. [ °trāropaṇs ] )

  N. of Vishṇu ( also presented [ pavintrāṇām ] ) Lit. MBh. ( cf Lit. RTL. 106)

  of Śiva Lit. ib.

  ( with [ ādityānām ] and [ devānām ] ) N. of Sāmans Lit. ĀrshBr.

  a kind of metre Lit. Col.

  [ pavitra ] m. N. of a partic. Soma-sacrifice belonging to the Rājasūya Lit. TāṇḍBr. Sch. Lit. ŚrS.

  Sesamum Indicum Lit. L.

  Nageia Putranjiva Lit. L.

  N. of a man g. [ aśvādi ]

  of an Āṅgirasa (the supposed author of Lit. RV. ix , 67 ; 73 ; 83 ; 107) Lit. RAnukr.

  (pl.) N. of a class of deities in the 14th Manv-antara , Pur

  [ pavitrā ] f. N. of sev. plants (basil , saffron , the small Pippala tree ) Lit. L.

  [ pavitra ] m. of sev. rivers Lit. MBh. Lit. Pur.

  the 12th day of the light half of Śravaṇa (a festival in honour of Vishṇu) Lit. W.

  mf ( [ ā ] ) n. purifying , averting evil , pure , holy , sacred , sinless , beneficent Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.