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bhāvitāya

bhāvita

fem instr sg of bhāvita (pp); masc dat sg of bhāvita (pp); fem dat sg of bhāvita (pp); nt dat sg of bhāvita (pp); …

1. cultivated; developed; lit. caused to be
2. (comm) Jain doctrinal term for the pleasure of the five senses; lit. caused to be
3. (comm) object of desire; object of sensual pleasure; lit. caused to be

Built from

• bhāv — stem · cause to be
  Causative stem of √bhū (to be, become). The -ā- extends the root and marks causative force: 'to bring into being, to make, to develop'.
• -ita — ending · made, caused
  Past participle ending marking completion or result; in this form marks the instrumental or dative case and number agreement (here feminine singular instrumental or masculine/neuter singular dative).

Etymology. From √bhū (to be, become; cognate with English *be*, German *bin*, Sanskrit *bhavati*). The past participle bhāvita = causative stem bhāv- + -ita (made into, caused to be). Bhāvita literally means 'caused to be' or 'made to come into being', hence 'cultivated' or 'developed' when applied to mental qualities or practices.

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

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