English Meaning of cittapavana

Meaning of 'cittapavana'

m (Derived revilingly or jocosely from cita & pavana Pure from the pyre; allusively to the legend of Parshuram's converting a corpse into a living Brahman: resolved, by counter facetiousness or humor, into citta & pavana Pure of heart.) A tribe of Brahmans or an individual of it: called also konkanastha & cipolana.

Meaning of चित्तपावन

m (Derived revilingly or jocosely from चिता & पावन Pure from the pyre; allusively to the legend of Parshurám's converting a corpse into a living Bráhman: resolved, by counter facetiousness or humor, into चित्त & पावन Pure of heart.) A tribe of Bráhmans or an individual of it: called also कोंकणस्थ & चिपोळणा.

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