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bhāvanā

fem nom sg of bhāvanā (noun); fem nom pl of bhāvanā (noun); fem acc pl of bhāvanā (noun); fem instr sg of bhāvanā (noun); …

1. developing; cultivating; meditating; lit. causing to be
2. honour; reverence; status; reputation; lit. causing to be
3. by developing; through cultivating; lit. by causing to be
4. meditation; state of mind; lit. causing to be

Etymology. bhāve + anā; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhāvanā [bhū]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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