to wipe off, clean Vin.ii.208 (upāhanā), Vin.ii.210; AN.iv.376 (rajoharaṇaṃ suciṃ p., asuciṃ p. etc.); Ja.i.392 (akkhīni); Vism.63 (gabbha-malaṃ), Vism.415 = Kp-a.120; Ja.i.47 (assūni hatthehi p.); Kp-a.136 (paṃsukaṃ). The reading puñjati occurs at Ja.i.318 (akkhīni); Ja.v.182, Ja.vi.514, also as variant reading at AN.iv.376 (variant reading also muñcati: cp puñcikatā)
caus 2 puñchāpeti Vism.63. Cp pari˚.

cp. Sk. *proñchati, but BSk. poñcchate (variant reading puñchati & pocchate) Divy.491: upânahān mūlāc ca p.