As a deity name
Name 565 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Prenina Spinosa
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pāvakāya" is the dative of "pāvaka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "pāvaka" is derived from "pāva" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pāva mfn. (√ pū) only in hiraṇya-p˚, q.v.
pāva m. (in music) a partic. wind-instrument
pāvaka mf(ā)n. pure, clear, bright, shining, RV.; VS.; AV. (said of Agni, Sūrya and other gods, of water, day and night &c.; according to native Comms. it is mostly = sodhaka, ‘cleansing, purifying’)
pāvaka m. N. of a partic. Agni (in the Purāṇas said to be a son of Agni Abhimānin and Svāhā or of Antardhāna and Śikhaṇḍinī), TS.; TBr.; KātyŚr.; Pur.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pāvaka mf(ā)n. pure, clear, bright, shining, RV.; VS.; AV. (said of Agni, Sūrya and other gods, of water, day and night &c.; according to native Comms. it is mostly = sodhaka, ‘cleansing, purifying’)
pāvaka m. N. of a partic. Agni (in the Purāṇas said to be a son of Agni Abhimānin and Svāhā or of Antardhāna and Śikhaṇḍinī), TS.; TBr.; KātyŚr.; Pur.
pāva mfn. (√ pū) only in hiraṇya-p˚, q.v.
pāva m. (in music) a partic. wind-instrument
Alternative readings
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