See under utpū.

1 Cleansing, purifying; dra- vyāṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ śuddhirutpavanaṃ smṛtaṃ Ms. 5. 115.

2 Straining liquids for do- mestic or religious purposes.

3 Any instrument for cleansing.

4 Sprinkling ghee (or other fluids) on the sacrificial fire with two blades of Kuśa grass, the ends of which are held in either hand and the centre dipped into the liquid; apracchinnāgrāvanaṃtargarbhau prādeśamātrau kuśau nānāṃ....