# पुण्य (puṇya)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/punya

पुण्य (puṇya) is a Sanskrit word meaning auspicious, good, virtuous, pure, or sacred, the name of a poet, belonging to another man, a lake, holy basil, physalis Flexuosa. Its 53 recorded definitions are grouped into 18 contexts, among them Noun: Virtue, Good Work, Meritorious Act, Religious Merit, Proper Name: Person, Deity, or Mythological Figure, Adjective: Auspicious, Propitious, Favourable, Lucky.

- **Roots:** पुण् (puṇ), पू (pū), 2. पुष् (2. puṣ), पुष् (puṣ)
- **Etymology:** E. पूञ् to be or make pure, यत् Unādi aff., and ण्वुक् augment; or appropriately पू-डुण्य । — E. pūñ to be or make pure, yat Unādi aff., and ṇvuk augment; or appropriately pū-ḍuṇya
- **SLP1:** `puRya`  **IAST:** puṇya  **Devanagari:** पुण्य
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punya_%28Hinduism%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/punya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पुण्या (puṇyā)

## Meanings by context

### Noun: Virtue, Good Work, Meritorious Act, Religious Merit (6 definitions)
- virtue, good work, or religious merit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 632,1] पुण्य (puṇya) n. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) ). ) the good or right, virtue, purity, good work, meritorious act, moral or religious merit, MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=125350 ]
- Virtue or religious and moral merit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्यं (ṇyaṃ) 1 Virtue, religious or moral merit: अत्युत्कटैः पापपुण्यैरिहैव फलम (atyutkaṭaiḥ pāpapuṇyairihaiva phalama) श्नुनं (śnunaṃ) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1. 83; महन पुण्यपण्यने क्रीसंयं (mahana puṇyapaṇyane krīsaṃyaṃ) कायतौस्त्वया (kāyataustvayā) Śāntiśataka by Śilhaṇa 3. 1; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 69; Naiṣadhacarita 3. 87
- A virtuous act or good work.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्यं (ṇyaṃ) 2 A virtuous or meritorious act, good or virtuous works
- a meritorious work  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) a meritorious work
- 1. Righteousness, virtue, or merit. 2. A trough. 3. Holy basil. 4. Righteous, pleasing, beautiful, or fragrant.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 484-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) ( ण्यं ) ((ṇyaṃ)) 1. n. Righteousness, virtue, merit; a trough. f. ( ण्या (ṇyā) ) Holy basil. a. Righteous; pleasing; beautiful; fragrant. [ ID=24458 ]
- 1. Religious or moral merit, virtue. 2. A meritorious act. 3. Purity or purification. 4. A trough for watering cattle.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) (II) n. 1. Religious or moral merit, virtue, R. i.69; 2. a meritorious act; 3. purity, purification; 4. a trough for watering cattle. [ ID=22798 ]

### Proper Name: Person, Deity, or Mythological Figure (6 definitions)
- the name of a poet  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) m. N. of a poet, Cat. [ ID=125344 ]
- belonging to another man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of another man, Buddh. [ ID=125345 ]
- The name of a daughter of Kratu and Samnati.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a daughter of Kratu and Saṃnati, VP. [ ID=125349 ]
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कीर्ततः, - श्रवणः (kīrtataḥ, -śravaṇaḥ) N. of Viṣṇu. (
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Puṇya 2 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=8757 ]
- a king  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 2-340 ] Puṇya — a king (see Puṇyavān). M. 50. 30. [ ID=7986 ]

### Adjective: Auspicious, Propitious, Favourable, Lucky (4 definitions)
- auspicious, good, virtuous, pure, or sacred  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 632,1] पुण् (puṇ) य (puṇya) mf( आ (ā) )n. (perhaps fr. √ 2. पुष् (puṣ), according to Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) v, 15 from √ पू (pū); see also √ पुण् (puṇ) ) auspicious, propitious, fair, pleasant, good, right, virtuous, meritorious, pure, holy, sacred, RV. &c. &c. [ ID=125343 ]
- Auspicious, propitious, or lucky  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 3 Auspicious, propitious, lucky, favourable (as a day); Manusmṛti 2. 30, 26
- 1. Prosperous, auspicious, pure, or holy. 2. Good work, virtue, or merit.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 318 ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. prosperous, auspicious, favourable, fair, beautiful, right, just, pure, good, holy. n. good, right, good work (also collect), virtue, merit; also = seq. [ ID=19334 ]
- 1. Prosperous, happy, lucky, or auspicious. 2. Right or good. 3. Good work or merit from good works.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 191-a ] púṇya, a. prosperous; happy; lucky, faustus, auspicious, 12 13, 59 1. 10; right, good; as n. good work; sing. collectively, good works, 28 17; merit (from good works). [perhaps fr. √puṣ. ] [ ID=2602 ]

### Adjective: Good, Virtuous, Righteous, Meritorious (4 definitions)
- Good, virtuous, righteous  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 2 Good, ( pb ) meritorious, virtuous, righteous, just
- 1. Virtuous, pure, or righteous. 2. Beautiful or pleasing. 3. Fragrant. 4. Virtue or moral and religious merit. 5. A good action. 6. Purity. 7. A trough for watering cattle. 8. Holy basil.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 540 ] पुण्य (puṇya) mfn. ( - ण्यः - ण्या (-ṇyā)- ण्यं (-ṇyaṃ) (-ṇyaḥ-ṇyā-ṇyaṃ) ) 1 Virtuous, pure, righteous. 2 Beautiful, pleasing. 3 Fragrant. n. ( - ण्यं (-ṇyaṃ) ) 1 Virtue, moral or religious merit. 2 A good action. 3 Purity, purification. 4 A trough for watering cattle. f. ( - ण्या (-ṇyā) ) Holy basil, ( Ocymum sanctum.) E. पूञ् (pūñ) to be or make pure, यत् (yat) Uṇādi aff., and ण्वुक् (ṇvuk) augment. [ ID=24979 ]
- 1. Virtuous, pure, or righteous. 2. Beautiful or pleasing. 3. Fragrant. 4. Moral or religious merit, or a good action. 5. Purity or purification. 6. A trough for watering cattle. 7. Holy basil. 8. Lucky or auspicious. 9. Solemn or festive.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 456-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) mfn. ( - ण्यः - ण्या (-ṇyā)- ण्यं (-ṇyaṃ) (-ṇyaḥ-ṇyā-ṇyaṃ) ) 1. Virtuous, pure, righteous. 2. Beautiful, pleasing. 3. Fragrant. n. ( - ण्यं (-ṇyaṃ) ) 1. Virtue, moral or religious merit. 2. A good action. 3. Purity, purification. 4. A trough for watering cattle. f. ( - ण्या (-ṇyā) ) 1. Holy basil, (Ocymun sanctum.) 2. Lucky, auspicious. 3. Solemn, festive. E. पूञ् (pūñ) to be or make pure, यत् (yat) Unādi aff., and ण्वुक् (ṇvuk) augment; or appropriately पू - डुण्य । (pū-ḍuṇya.) [ ID=25133 ]
- 1. Good, pure, holy, right, righteous, virtuous, just, or sacred. 2. Happy, prosperous, favourable, propitious, auspicious, or lucky. 3. Bright, fine, beautiful, pleasing, sweet, or fragrant. 4. Solemn, festive, or ferial.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0580-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) puṇya, as, ā, am (said to be fr. rt. 1. pū; according to others fr. rt. 1. puṣ or rt. puṇ; not met with in the earliest language), good, pure, holy, right, righteous, virtuous, just, sacred; happy, prosperous, favourable, propitious, auspicious, lucky; bright, fine, beautiful, pleasing; sweet, fra- grant (as an odour); solemn, festive, ferial; ( am ), n. good, right, virtue, moral or religious merit; a good or meritorious act; purity, purification; a reli- gious ceremony, especially one performed by a wife in order to retain her husband's affections and to obtain a son; a brick trough for watering cattle, = koṣṭhaka; (as), m., N. of a man; of a lake (in this sense perhaps n.); ( ā ), f. holy basil, Ocymum Sanctum; N. of a daughter of Kratu and San-natī. —Puṇya-kartṛ, tā, m. ‘right-doer,’ an upright or virtuous man. —Puṇya-karman, a, n. a virtuous or meritorious act; ( ā, ā, a ), whose actions are holy or meritorious, doing good works, upright, righteous, virtuous, pious; [cf. puṇyaika-karman. ] —Puṇya-kāla, as, m. an auspicious time. —Pu- ṇyakāla-tā, f. a propitious period. —Puṇya-kīrtti, is, is, i, bearing a good name, famous, celebrated; N. of a Buddhist (whose form was assumed by Viṣṇu). —Puṇya-kṛt, t, t, t, ‘right-doing,’ up- right, virtuous; N. of a divinity enumerated among the Viśve Devāḥ. —Puṇya-kṛtyā, f. a good action. —Puṇya-kṣaya, as, m. decay or loss of religious merit. —Puṇya-kṣetra, am, n. a holy place or district, a place by visiting which merit is acquired, a place of pilgrimage. —Puṇya-gandha, as, ā, am, sweet-scented, fragrant; ( as ), m. the Campaka, Michelia Champaka. —Puṇya-gandhi, is, is, i, or puṇya-gandhin, ī, inī, i, sweet-scented, fragrant. —Puṇya-gṛha, am, n. a house of charity, an alms-house; a temple. —Puṇya-jana, as, m. a good or pious or virtuous man; N. of a class of supernatural beings; a Yakṣa or attendant of Kuvera the god of wealth; a fiend, goblin, Rākṣasa. —Pu- ṇyajaneśvara (°na-īś°), as, m. ‘lord of the Yakṣas,’ Kuvera the Hindū deity of wealth. —Puṇya-jala, as, ā, am, containing pure water. —Puṇya-jita, as, ā, am, gained or attained by good works. —Puṇya-tara, as, am, purer, holier. —Puṇya- tarī-kṛ, cl. 8. P. -karoti, -kartum, to make purer or cleaner. —Puṇya-tā, f. or puṇya-tva, am, n. purity, holiness. —Puṇya-tīrtha, am, n. a holy shrine or place of pilgrimage. —Puṇya-tṛṇa, am, n. holy grass; N. of the white variety of Kuśa grass. —Puṇya-darśana, as, ā, am, of beautiful appear- ance, beautiful; ( as ), m. the blue jay, = cāṣa; (am), n. visiting holy shrines. —Puṇya-duh, -dhuk, k, k, yielding or granting happiness or beatitude. —Puṇya-nātha, as, m., N. of a grammarian. Page0580-b+ 81 —Puṇya-nāman, ā, m., N. of one of the attend- ants of Skanda. —Puṇya-puṇya-tā, f. perfect holi- ness. —Puṇya-puruṣa, as, m. a godly or good man, a man rich in moral merit. —Puṇya-pra- tāpa, as, m. the might and efficacy of virtue or of the merit acquired by a course of virtuous acts. —Puṇya-prada, as, ā, am, conferring merit, meritorious. —Puṇya-prasava, ās, m. pl. (with Buddhists) N. of a class of deities. —Puṇya-phala, am, n. the fruit or reward of good works or merito- rious actions; ( as ), m. ‘having good fruit,’ the garden of Lakṣmī; a grove. —Puṇya-bala, as, m., N. of a king of Puṇya-vatī. —Puṇya-bharita, as, ā, am, extremely blessed, abounding in holiness or bliss. —Puṇya-bhāj, k, k, k, or puṇya-bhājin, ī, inī, i, possessing happiness, partaker of bliss, happy; pos- sessing merit, virtuous. —Puṇya-bhū, ūs, f. the holy land of the Hindūs (bounded on the north by the Himālayas, on the south by the Vindhya mountains, and on the east and west by the sea, = Āryāvarta). —Puṇya-bhūmi, is, f. the holy land of the Hindūs [cf. puṇya-bhū above]; the mother of a male child. —Puṇya-maya, as, ī, am, formed or con- sisting of good. —Puṇya-mitra, as, m., N. of a Buddhist patriarch. —Puṇya-yoga, as, m. the influ- ence or effect of virtuous actions done in a former life. —Puṇya-rātra, as, m. a good or auspicious night; a night on which any religious commemora- tion or ceremony is held; [cf. puṇyāha. ] —Puṇya- rāśi, is, m., N. of a man; N. of a mountain. —Puṇya-labdha, as, ā, am, attained by good works (as a reward in heaven). —Puṇya-loka, as, ā, am, belonging to a better world, sharing in a better world (Ved.); ( as ), m. heaven, paradise. —Puṇyaloka-tra, ind., Ved. in a better world. —Puṇya-vat, ān, atī, at, possessing merit, merito- rious, pure, holy, righteous, pious, virtuous; pleasing, beautiful; fortunate, lucky, auspicious; happy; ( atī ), f., N. of a country. —Puṇya-vardhana, am, n., N. of a town; (probably a wrong reading for puṇḍra-vardhana. ) —Puṇya-varman, ā, m., N. of a prince of Vi-darbha. —Puṇya-vāg-buddhi- karmin, ī, iṇī, i, pure in word, thought, and deed. —Puṇya-vijita, as, ā, am, acquired by merit, merited. —Puṇya-śakuna, as, m. a bird of good omen. —Puṇya-śālā, f. a house of charity, alms- house. —Puṇya-śīla, as, ā, am, being of a virtuous disposition, disposed to virtuous acts, virtuous, pious, righteous. —Puṇya-śrī-garbha, as, m., N. of a Bodhi-sattva. —Puṇya-śloka, as, ā, am, ‘well spoken of,’ of good fame or reputation; ( as ), m. an epithet of Nala; of Yudhi-ṣṭhira; of Kṛṣṇa; ( ā ), f. an epithet of Draupadī; of Sītā. —Puṇyaśloka- didṛkṣā, f. the desire of seeing Nala. —Puṇya- śloka-parāṅmukha, as, ī, am, having the face averted from Nala. —Puṇya-sañcaya, as, m. a store of virtue or religious merit. —Puṇya-sama, am, n. a good year. —Puṇya-sāra, as, m., N. of a prince. —Puṇya-sundara, as, m., N. of a gram- marian who arranged the Dhātu-pāṭha of Hema- candra's grammar in alphabetical order. —Puṇya- sena, as, m., N. of a man; of a prince of Ujjayinī. —Puṇya-stambha-kara, as, m., N. of a man. —Puṇya-sthāna, am, n. a sacred place, conse- crated ground. —Puṇyātman (°ya-āt°), ā, ā, a, pure-souled, righteous, virtuous, pious, holy. —Pu- ṇyālaṅkṛta (°ya-al°), as, ā, am, adorned by virtue; ( as ), m., N. of a demon. —Puṇyāha (°ya- aha), am, n. a good or happy or auspicious day, holiday; puṇyāhaṃ vac in Caus., to wish any one a happy or pleasant day. —Puṇyāhan (°ya-ahan), a, n., Ved. = puṇyāha above. —Puṇyāha-vācana, am, n. the declaration of a holiday, repeating at sacrifices &c. ‘this is a holiday’ three times, wishing any one a happy day. —Puṇyaika-karman (°ya- ek°), ā, ā, a, one whose actions are only virtuous. —Puṇyodakā (°ya-ud°), f. ‘having sacred waters,’ N. of a river in the next world. —Puṇyodaya (°ya- ud°), as, m. the resulting of good fortune (as the effect of virtuous acts done in a former life). —Puṇyodyāna (°ya-ud°), as, ā, am, having beautiful gardens. [ ID=29472 ]

### Specific Plant (4 definitions)
- holy basil  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 632,1] पुण्या (puṇyā) ( आ (ā) ), f. holy basil, L. [ ID=125347 ]
- Physalis Flexuosa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Physalis Flexuosa, L. [ ID=125348 ]
- The holy basil  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्या (ṇyā) The holy basil
- the Campaka tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ध (dha) ) the Campaka tree

### Adjective: Beautiful, Pleasing, Lovely, Agreeable, Handsome (3 definitions)
- Agreeable, pleasing, lovely, beautiful  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 4 Agreeable, pleasing, lovely, beautiful; प्रकृत्या पुण्य (puṇya) लक्ष्मीकौ (prakṛtyā puṇyalakṣmīkau) Mahāvīracarita (Borooah’s Edition), 1. 16, 24 : Uttararāmacarita 4. 19; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 73; so पुण्य (puṇya) दर्शनः (puṇyadarśanaḥ) &c
- 1. Beautiful. 2. Having a sacred appearance.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — दर्शन (darśana) a. 1 beautiful. 2 of sacred appearance; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 86. (
- 1. Beautiful. 2. Pure, virtuous. 3. Fragrant. 4. Propitious. 5. Holy. 6. Virtue. 7. A good or meritorious act. 8. Happiness.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0557-b ] पुण्य (puṇya) puṇya, probably from puṣ, I. adj., f. yā. 1. Beautiful, Nal. 12, 37. 2. Pure, Man. 9, 186; virtuous, Man. 2, 106. 3. Fragrant, Chr. 37, 6. 4. Producing bliss, propitious, Man. 2, 30. 5. Holy; festival, Daśak. in Chr. 180, 5. II. n. 1. Virtue, Indr. 2, 4. 2. A good or meri- torious act, Rājat. 5, 72. 3. Happiness. [ ID=8930 ]

### Adjective: Fragrant, Sweet-scented (3 definitions)
- Sweet or fragrant  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 5 Sweet, fragrant (as odour)
- sweet-scented  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गंध (gaṃdha) a. sweet scented. (
- fragrant  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गंधि (gaṃdhi) a. fragrant

### Adjective: Holy, Sacred, Pure (3 definitions)
- Holy, sacred, pure  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 1 Holy, sacred, pure; जनकतनयास्नानपुण्य (puṇya) ोदकेषु आश्रमेषु (janakatanayāsnānapuṇyodakeṣu āśrameṣu) Meghadūta (Bombay) 1; पुण्य (puṇya) ं धाम (puṇyaṃ dhāma) चंडीश्वरस्य (caṃḍīśvarasya) Meghadūta (Bombay) 33; पुण्य (puṇya) ानि हि नामग्रहणा (puṇyāni hi nāmagrahaṇā) न्यपि महामुनीनां किं पुवर्दर्शनानि (nyapi mahāmunīnāṃ kiṃ puvardarśanāni) Kādambarī (Bombay) 41; Śakuntalā (Bombay) 2. 14; Manusmṛti 2. 68
- auspicious, propitious, lucky, favourable, beautiful, agreeable, fragrant, good, virtuous, righteous, meritorious, pure, purifying, holy; virtue, good work, religious merit  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 164-1 ] पुण्य (puṇya) púṇ-ya, a. auspicious, propitious, lucky, favourable; beautiful, agreeable; fragrant; good, virtuous, righteous, meritorious; pure, purifying, holy; n. the good, virtue; good work; moral or religious merit: -kartṛ, m. righteous man; -karman, n. virtuous action; a. righteous, virtuous; -kṛt, a. righteous, virtuous; -kṛt, a. acting piously, virtuous; -gandha, -gandhi : -n, a. of pleasant smell, fragrant; -geha, n. abode of virtue; -janá, m. pl. good people, designation of certain genii ( V. E. ) = the Yakṣas ( C. P. ): -īśvara, m. ep. of Kubera; -jala, a. having pure water; -tarī-kṛ, make purer or holier; -tā, f. purity, holiness; -tīrtha, n. sacred place of pilgrimage ( esp. along the course of sacred streams ); a. possessed of sacred bathing-places; -tva, n. purity, holiness; -darśana, a. of handsome appearance, beautiful; -pāpa, n. pl. good and bad deeds; -puṇyatā, f. supreme holiness; -prada, a. meritorious; -phala, n. fruit or reward of good works; -bharita, pp. abounding in bliss; -bhāj, -bhājin, a. happy, blessed; -yoga, m. consequence of virtuous actions ( done in a former life ); -vat, a. righteous, virtuous, meritorious; lucky, fortunate, happy: with ab. = happier than; -varman, m. N. of a prince; -śīla, a. righteous, virtuous; -śrīka, a. happy; -śloka, a. of good repute; m. ep. of Nala, Yudhṣṭhira, and Kṛṣṇa: -didṛkṣā, f. desire to see Nala, -parāṅmukha, a. averse to Nala; -sena, m. N.; -sthāna, n. sacred place. [ ID=11700 ]
- 1. Holy or sacred. 2. Virtuous or meritorious. 3. Auspicious or lucky. 4. Beautiful or pleasing. 5. Fragrant. 6. Festive.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 442-09 ] पुण्य (puṇya) (I) a. (f. ण्या (ṇyā) ) 1. Holy, sacred, पुण्य (puṇya) ं यायास्त्रिभुवनगुरोर्धाम चंडीश्वरस्य (puṇyaṃ yāyāstribhuvanagurordhāma caṃḍīśvarasya) Megh. i.33, R. iii.41; 2. virtuous, meritorious; 3. propitious, favourable, lucky, auspicious, M. ii.30; 4. beautiful, pleasing; 5. sweet, fragrant; 6. solemn, festive. [ ID=22797 ]

### Noun/Adjective: Religious Ceremony or Auspicious/Festive Time (3 definitions)
- a religious ceremony performed by a wife to retain her husband's affections and obtain a son  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) n. a religious ceremony ( esp. one performed by a wife in order to retain her husband's affections and to obtain a son; also - क (-ka) ), MBh.; Hariv. [ ID=125351 ]
- Solemn, festive  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 0707-a ] पुण्य (puṇya) a. [ Uṇādisūtras 5. 15 ] 6 Solemn, festive
- A religious ceremony performed by a wife to retain her husband's affection and obtain a son.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्यं (ṇyaṃ) 5 A religious ceremony, especially one performed by a wife to retain her husband's affection and to obtain a son

### Auspicious Omen or Related Bird (2 definitions)
- an auspicious omen  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शकुनं (śakunaṃ) an auspicious omen. (
- a bird of good omen  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नः (naḥ) ) a bird of good omen

### Epithet or Quality of Being Well-Reputed (2 definitions)
- 1. Well-spoken of. 2. Auspicious to utter or repeat the name of. 3. Of good fame.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — श्लोक (śloka) a. ‘well-spoken of’, or ‘auspicious to repeat or utter the name of,’ of good fame. (
- 1. An epithet of Nala, Yudhishthira, and Janardana. 2. An epithet of Sita and Draupadi.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कः (kaḥ) ) an epithet of Nala, (of Niṣadha); Yudhiṣṭhira, and Janārdana; पुण्यश्लोको नलो राजा पुण्यश्लोको (puṇyaśloko nalo rājā puṇyaśloko) युद्धिष्ठिरः । पुण्यश्लोका च वेदेही पुण्यश्लोको (yuddhiṣṭhiraḥ. puṇyaślokā ca vedehī puṇyaśloko) जनार्दनः ॥ (- का ) (janārdanaḥ.. (-kā)) an epithet of Sītā and Draupadī

### Noun: Trough for Watering Cattle (2 definitions)
- a brick trough for watering cattle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a brick trough for watering cattle, W. [ ID=125352 ]
- A trough for watering cattle.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्यं (ṇyaṃ) 4 A trough for watering cattle

### Proper Name: Geographical Feature (2 definitions)
- a lake  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) m. or n. N. of a lake, MBh. [ ID=125346 ]
- name of a lake  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पुण्य (puṇya) [Printed book page 567-1 ] Puṇya 1, name of a lake. § 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 89, 8364 ( hradaḥ, in the west). Cf. Puṇyākhya 2. [ ID=8756 ]

### Result or Consequence of Virtuous Deeds (2 definitions)
- granting happiness or beatitude  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — दुह् (duh) a. granting happiness or beatitude. ( pb )
- the reward of good works  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — फलं (phalaṃ) the reward of good works. (

### Sacred/Virtuous Structures or Natural Features (2 definitions)
- a grove  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लः (laḥ) ) a grove
- Aryavarta  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भूः, - भूमिः (bhūḥ, -bhūmiḥ) f. ‘the holy-land’, i. e. Āryāvarta

### Specific Beings (Virtuous Person, Supernatural, Animal) (2 definitions)
- the blue jay  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नः (naḥ) ) the blue jay. (
- blessed, virtuous, meritorious  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भाज् (bhāj) a. blessed, virtuous, meritorious: पुण्यभाजःखल्वमी मुनयः (puṇyabhājaḥkhalvamī munayaḥ) Kādambarī (Bombay) 43

### Specific Meritorious Practices (2 definitions)
- narrating or reading Puranas  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) ) narrating or reading Purāṇas
- visiting holy shrines  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नं (naṃ) ) visiting holy shrines

### Noun: Purity, Holiness, Purification (1 definition)
- Purity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ण्यं (ṇyaṃ) 3 Purity, purification

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; 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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