Pavitri, Pavitrī, Pavitrin: 12 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्) refers to “(being made) pure”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Homage to that wishing tree that is the doctrine which is certainly succulent with compassion, by which the world is made pure (pavitrin—pavitrīkriyate yena yenaiva), indeed by which it is maintained. That very same doctrine is proclaimed by the Jinas as possessed of ten characteristics, having honoured even a part of which those who have subdued their senses obtain liberation”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Pavitrī (पवित्री).—f The popular form of pavitraka.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्).—a.
1) Purifying.
2) Clean, pure.
Pavitṛ (पवितृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) Purifying, cleansing. E. pū to purify, tṛn aff.
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्).—i. e. pavitra + in, adj. 1. Purifying, Mahābhārata 1, 1543. 2. Pure.
Pavitṛ (पवितृ).—[masculine] purifier.
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Pavītṛ (पवीतृ).—[masculine] = pavitṛ.
1) Pavitṛ (पवितृ):—[from pava] m. a purifier, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. pavītṛ).
2) Pavitrī (पवित्री):—[from pava] ind. in [compound] for tra.
3) Pavītṛ (पवीतृ):—[from pava] m. = pavitṛ, [Ṛg-veda]
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्):—[from pava] mfn. purifying, pure, clean, [Mahābhārata]
Pavitṛ (पवितृ):—[(tā-trī-tṛ) a.] Purifying.
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्):—(von pavitra) adj. läuternd, reinigend; rein: abhavaṃścāmṛtasparśāddarbhāste tha pavitriṇaḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 1543.] amṛtāśī sadā ca syātpavitrī ca sadā bhavet [13, 4403. 4407]; vgl. u. pavitra 4.
Pavitrin (पवित्रिन्):—Adj. läuternd , reinigend ; rein.
Pavitrī (पवित्री):—Adv. —
1) mit kar läutern , reinigen. —
2) mit bhū rein werden.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pavatribhuta, Pavitribhu, Pavitrikar, Pavitrikaran, Pavitrikarana, Pavitrikarisu, Pavitrikri, Pavitrikrita, Pavitripurnima, Pavitrita.
Full-text: Pavitrikarana, Pavitrikrita, Utpavitri, Pavitrikri, Pavitribhu, Pavatribhuta.
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