puṇya I. mc (a) righteous action, virtue: दान देना ~ हैं it is a -- to give in charity. (b) result of righteousness: ऐसा लड़का ~ से मिलता है such a boy is had as the --; गंगा-स्नान का ~ the fruit of bath in the Ganga. II. a righteous, sacred, virtuous [कर्त्तव्य duty, कर्म act].