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bhāvayato
bhāvayanta
masc dat sg of bhāvayanta (prp); nt dat sg of bhāvayanta (prp); masc gen sg of bhāvayanta (prp); nt gen sg of bhāvayanta (prp)
- cultivating; developing
Built from
- bhāv- — stem · making to be
Causative stem from √bhū 'to be, become'. The -ay- suffix marks the causative voice, converting the intransitive root into a transitive verb meaning 'to cause to become' or 'to cultivate, develop, strengthen' — a key term in Buddhist meditation and moral training.
- -a- — ending · thematic vowel
Connects the stem to the present participle suffix, characteristic of a-class verbs.
- -nt- — ending · present participle
Marks the present active participle, showing ongoing or habitual action: 'one who cultivates'.
- -a — ending · agreement marker
Nominative base form of the participle; the surface form bhāvayato adds dative/genitive case ending -to, linking the cultivator to the object or domain of cultivation.
Etymology. From bhāvayati, causative of bhavati (√bhū 'to be, become'). The causative suffix -ya- turns 'to be' into 'to make to be' or 'to cause to be', hence 'to cultivate' in the sense of bringing into being or strengthening. Cognate with Sanskrit bhāvayati; related to English 'be' and Latin 'fui' from Indo-European *bʰuH-.