Punyavat, Puṇyavān, Punyavan, Puṇyavat: 8 definitions
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Punyavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPuṇyavat (पुण्यवत्) (Cf. Puṇyavān) refers to “one who is meritorious”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.11.—Accordingly, as Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) said to Śiva: “O great lord of the universe, I have come myself and worshipped you. What shall I ask you who stay in my own kingdom [i.e., viṣaya]? O great lord, you cannot be attained by great penance even by the gods who put forth great efforts. But you yourself have come here. There is none more fortunate than me; there is none more meritorious [i.e., puṇyavat] than me, since you have come to perform penance on my summit. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuṇyavān (पुण्यवान्).—A son of Vṛṣabha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 29.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryPuṇyavān (पुण्यवान्).—a (S) pop. puṇyavanta a Virtuous, righteous, possessing moral or religious merit.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishPuṇyavān (पुण्यवान्).—a puṇyavanta a Virtuous, righteous.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyavat (पुण्यवत्).—a.
1) Meritorious, virtuous.
2) Lucky, auspicious, fortunate.
3) Happy, blessed.
4) Pleasing, beautiful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyavat (पुण्यवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Fortunate, well-fated. 2. Virtuous, pious, righteous. 3. Happy. E. puṇya virtue, &c. aff. matup.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṇyavat (पुण्यवत्):—[=puṇya-vat] [from puṇya] mfn. righteous, virtuous, honest, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] auspicious, happy, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyavat (पुण्यवत्):—[puṇya-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Pious, virtuous, fortunate, auspicious.
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)
Partial matches: Vat, Vaat, Vaan, Van, Punya.
Starts with: Punyavati.
Full-text: Punyavati, Punniyavan, Punya.
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