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    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 66.
    apavitraṃ , triḥ (pū + itrac, tato nañsamāsaḥ .)
    pavitratārahitaṃ . aśuddhaṃ . yathā, —
    “apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā .
    yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ savāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ” ..
    iti smṛtiḥ .. (aviśuddhaḥ . anirmmalaḥ . dṛṣitaḥ .
    malinaḥ .
    “apavitramidaṃ karmma kṛtaṃ mohāndhayā tayā” .
    iti rāmāyaṇe . “yadeṣa sārameyo'pavitraḥ skandhā-
    ruḍho nīyate” . iti pañcatantre .)