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bhāvehi

bhāva

masc instr pl of bhāva (noun); masc abl pl of bhāva (noun); imp 2nd sg of bhāveti (verb)

1. bhāva (masc): state; condition; characteristic; nature
2. bhāva (masc): (gram) impersonal voice
3. bhāva (masc): sex; gender; lit. state
4. bhāva (masc): (gram) substantive-essence
5. bhāveti (pr): cultivates; develops; lit. causes to become

Etymology. √bhū > bhāv + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhāva [bhū]

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

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