As a deity name
Name 848 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 992 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
पापनाशन · noun · masculine
वह जो पाप का नाश करे । पाप का नाश करनेवाला । पापनाशी · वह कर्म जिससे पाप का नाश हो । प्रायशिचत्त · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘destroying the wicked’, N. of Śiva
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, पापनाशन, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Dictionary citations
pāpa—nāśana m. ‘destroying the wicked’, N. of Śiva, Śivag.
N. of a temple of Viṣṇu
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources