Pavitrapani, Pavitrapāṇi, Pavitra-pani: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPavitrapāṇi (पवित्रपाणि).—a. holding Darbha grass in the hand.
Pavitrapāṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pavitra and pāṇi (पाणि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pavitrapāṇi (पवित्रपाणि):—[=pavitra-pāṇi] [from pavitra > pava] mfn. holding Darbha grass in the hand, [Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an ancient sage, [Mahābhārata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Pavitra, Pani.
Ends with: Darbhapavitrapani.
Full-text: Darbhapavitrapani.
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