As a deity name
Name 20 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 50 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 847 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 978 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
Kuśa grass (esp. two K˚ leaves for holding offerings or for sprinkling and purifying ghee &c.), &c. (ifc. also ko See sa-pavitraka), a ring of K˚ grass worn on the fourth finger on…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "pavitrāya" is the dative of "pavitra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
pavitra n. a means of purification, filter, strainer, straining-cloth &c. (made of thread or hair or straw, for clarifying fruits, esp. the Soma), RV. &c. &c.
Kuśa grass (esp. two K˚ leaves for holding offerings or for sprinkling and purifying ghee &c.), ŚBr.; KātyŚr.; Mn. &c. (ifc. also ko See sa-pavitraka), a ring of K˚ grass worn on the fourth finger on partic. occasions, W.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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