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bhaṇe

bhaṇati

reflx pr 1st sg of bhaṇati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of bhaṇati (verb); opt 3rd sg of bhaṇati (verb); opt 2nd sg of bhaṇati (verb); …

1. bhaṇati (pr): speaks; says; tells
2. bhaṇati (pr): preaches
3. bhaṇe (ind): (king addressing inferiors) I say; look here; lit. I could say; I must say

Etymology. bhaṇa + ti; from √bhaṇ 'talk, speak'; Sanskrit bhaṇati [bhaṇ]

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

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