# पुनर्वसु (punarvasu)

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पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of the 7th lunar mansion, an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna, an epithet of Shiva, of Katyayana or Vararuci, a son of Taittiri, son of Abhijit and father of Ahuka. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Lunar Mansion / Nakshatra, Name of Other Mythological/Genealogical Individuals, Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa.

- **Etymology:** E. पनर् again, वस् to dwell, aff. उ — E. panar again, vas to dwell, aff. u
- **SLP1:** `punarvasu`  **IAST:** punarvasu  **Devanagari:** पुनर्वसु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punarvasu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/punarvasu/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पुनर्वसू (punarvasū)

## Meanings by context

### Lunar Mansion / Nakshatra (8 definitions)
- the name of the 7th lunar mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 634,1] पुनर् (punar) — वसु (—vasu) ( पुनर् (punar)- (punar-) ), m. ‘restoring goods’, N. of the 5th or 7th lunar mansion, RV. &c. &c. (mostly du. cf. Pāṇini (Author) i, 2, 61; - त्व (-tva) n., MaitrS. ) [ ID=125798 ]
- 1. The seventh lunar asterism. 2. An epithet of Vishnu. 3. The name of a saint, grammarian, and Katyayana. 4. An epithet of Shiva. 5. Commencement of wealth. 6. A division of the universe.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुनर् (punar) वस (vasa) ु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 542 ] पुनर् (punar) वस (vasa) ु (punarvasu) m. ( - सुः (-suḥ) ) The seventh of the lunar asterisms, containing according to some authorities two, and to others, four stars; (in this sense it is properly confined to the dual number पुनर् (punar) व्वस (vasa) ू (punarvvasū), though in the Vedas it is used in the singular.) 2 A name of VIṢṆU. 3 The name of a saint, and grammarian; also KĀTYĀYANA. 4 A name of ŚIVA. 5 Commencement of wealth. 6 A Loka or division of the universe. E. पुनर् (punar) again, वस (vasa) to dwell, aff. कु (ku). [ ID=25057 ]
- 1. The seventh lunar mansion consisting of four stars. 2. An epithet of Vishnu. 3. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 443-07 ] पुनर् - वसु (punar-vasu) m. 1. (generally du.) the 7th lunar mansion consisting of four stars, गां गताविव दिवः पुनर्वसू (gāṃ gatāviva divaḥ punarvasū) R. xi.36; 2. an epithet of Vishṇu; 3. of Śiva. [ ID=22898 ]
- 1. The seventh lunar asterism. 2. A name of Vishnu. 3. A saint and grammarian, also Katyayana. 4. A name of Shiva. 5. The commencement of wealth. 6. A division of the universe.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 458-a ] पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) m. ( - सुः (-suḥ) ) The seventh of the lunar asterisms, containing according to some authorities two, and to others, four stars; (in this sense it is properly confined to the dual number पुनर्व्वसु, (punarvvasu,) though in the Vedas it it used in the singular.) 2. A name of VISHṆU. 3. The name of a saint, and grammarian; also KĀTYĀYANA. 4. A name of ŚIVA. 5. Commencement of wealth. 6. A Loka or division of the universe. E. पनर् (panar) again, वस् (vas) to dwell, aff. उ (u). [ ID=25247 ]
- 1. Restoring goods. 2. A lunar mansion.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 319 ] पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) a. restoring goods; m. (sgl. & du. ) N. of a lunar mansion. [ ID=19421 ]
- name of a nakshatra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 566-2 ] Punarvasu 1, name of a nakṣatra (v. Sū. Si.). § 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 49, 2328 ( rathābhyāse cakāśete candrasyeva P°ḥ, B. P°vasū, dual).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64, 3260 (merit of making gifts under the constellation of P.).— § 749 (do.): XIII, 89 α, 4258 (merit of performing a śrāddha under the constellation of P.).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5392 (description of the cāndravrata). [ ID=8737 ]
- a lunar mansion  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 2-343 ] Punarvasu (I) — a Nakṣatra: Importance of Śrāddha on. Bhā. V. 23. 6; Vā. 66. 48; 82. 4. Br. III. 18. 4. [ ID=8008 ]
- the fifth Vedic lunar mansion  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 1-537 ] Punar-vasu (‘bringing goods again’), used in the dual, denotes the fifth in the series of the Vedic Nakṣatras, or ‘Lunar Mansions.’ Roth 1 takes the word to have this sense in its only occurrence in the Rigveda, 2 but this must be regarded as decidedly doubtful. The term is, however, found in the ordinary lists of the Nakṣatras in the later Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas. 3 [ Footnote: 1) St. Petersburg Dictionary, s.v. ] [ Footnote: 2) x. 19, 1.] [ Footnote: 3) Av. xix. 7, 1; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, i. 5, 1, 4; iv. 4, 10, 1; Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, i. 1, 2, 3; Kauṣītaki Brāh- maṇa, i. 3; Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā, viii. 15; xxxix. 13; Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, ii. 1, 2, 10, etc. Cf. Weber, Naxatra, 2, 289, 290; Zimmer, Altindisches Leben, 355.] [ ID=1857 ]

### Name of Other Mythological/Genealogical Individuals (6 definitions)
- a son of Taittiri  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Taittiri (son of Abhijit and father of Āhuka), Hariv. [ ID=125798.4 ]
- son of Abhijit and father of Ahuka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Abhijit (Ari-dyota) and father of Āhuka, Pur. [ ID=125798.5 ]
- of other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of other men, Pāṇini (Author) i, 2, 61, Sch. [ ID=125798.6 ]
- a son of Daridyota  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Punarvasu (II) — a son of Daridyota. Bhā. IX. 24. 20-1. [ ID=8009 ]
- the son of Abhijit who performed an Ashvamedha sacrifice and had twin children, Ahuka and Ahuki  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Punarvasu (III) — the son of Abhijit; performed Aśva- medha for the birth of a son; born in the middle of the Yajña, atirātra portion; he had twins Āhuka and Āhukī. Br. III. 71. 119, Vā. 96. 118. Vi. IV. 14. 14-5. [ ID=8010 ]
- a son of Nala  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Punarvasu (IV) — a son of Nala. M. 44. 64-6. [ ID=8011 ]

### Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa (3 definitions)
- an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, MBh. [ ID=125798.1 ]
- 1. Vishnu 2. Shiva 3. A sage 4. The seventh lunar asterism  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुनर्वसु (punarvasu) [Printed book page 486-a ] पुन - र्वसु (puna-rvasu) ( सुः ) ((suḥ)) 2. m. Vishnu; Shiva; a sage; 7th lunar asterism. [ ID=24536 ]
- Krishna or Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Punarvasu 2 = Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu): XII, 1511; XIII, 6965 (Viṣṇu's 1000 names). [ ID=8738 ]

### A Specific World/Loka (1 definition)
- belonging to a particular world  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a partic. world, L. [ ID=125798.7 ]

### Commencement of Wealth (1 definition)
- commencement of wealth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > commencement of wealth, L. [ ID=125798.8 ]

### Name of a Sage/Scholar/Preceptor (1 definition)
- of Katyayana or Vararuci  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Kātyāyana or Vararuci, L. [ ID=125798.3 ]

### Name of Śiva (1 definition)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Śiva, L. [ ID=125798.2 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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