search `pavitra' in `Apte Dic'
meanings of "pavitra" [1]
a.{a-stem}
1.sacred (persons or things);
2.purified by the performance of ceremonial acts (such as sacrifices &c.);
4.purifying
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meanings of "pavitra" [2]
n.{a-stem}
1.an instrument for cleansing or purifying, such as a sieve or strainer &c.;
2.two blades of kuza grass used at sacrifices in purifying and sprinkling ghee;
3.a ring of kuza grass worn on the fourth finger on certain religious occasions;
4.the sacred thread worn by members of the first three castes of the Hindus;
5.copper;
6.ruin;
7.water;
8.rubbing;
9.a vessel in which the arghya is presented;
10.clarified butter;
11.honey;
12.a purifying prayer;
13.a means of purifying the mind;
14.a cloth for straining soma juice
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