√ pū, “cleanse”

√ puṣ

√ pū

√ pūj

Present

I. pávate etc. V.B.S. (pávamāna V.+), pava RV¹., pavant C¹. punīṣé (1s.) RV¹

IX. punā́ti punīté etc. V.+ (punāhí SV., punaté RV.)

Future

Simple Future: paviṣyati -te

Periphrastic Future: pavitā

Aorist

^RAo: apīpavat

-iṣ-Ao: apāviṣus RV., apaviṣṭa etc. RV.MS

Perfect

pupuvus B.S.,-ve etc. B. (apupot RV.MS.)

Causative

paváyati etc. B.S.,-te AA.; pāvayati etc. B.+,-te E. (pāvyate etc. C.)

Verbal Nouns

PPP: pūtá V.+ pavita, pūna; Inf: pavitum JB.; ¹Abs: pavitvā, pūtvā́ AV., pūtvī́ RV.;-pū́ya B.S.;-pāvam S

Derivatives

-pū V.B.	pávyā RV.	potṛ V.+	-pāva V.+
-pu AV.	pávana V.+	potrá V.+	pāvaká V.+
-pvā ? V.	pū́ti B.+	pavītṛ́ RV.	pāvana E.+
pava C.	pūtríma AV.	pavitṛ́ AV.+	-puna E.+
pavā́ RV.		pavítra V.+	pavayitṛ́ B.

Meanings

punā́ti punīté pávate 1 v (ti), PPP pūtá (q.v.) cleanse, purify, make clear or bright, sift, discern; contrive, invent, compose; Ā also clear itself, flow clear; grow or be pure (lit. & fig.). Caus. paváyati or pāváyati purify.

ati purify, strain over or through (A); Ā pass through (the body).

abhi Ā clear itself, flow clear towards or for (A).

ā Ā flow clear towards (A) or in (L), bestow by flowing (also P).

ud cleanse, purify.

nis winnow.

parā clear off.

pari strain, filter, purify; Ā flow off clear.

vi cleanse thoroughly.

sam cleanse, purify; Caus. the same.

Cf. nípūta, paripūta.