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bhagavāti

bhagavant

masc

1. bhagavant (masc): Sublime One; Blessed One; Fortunate One; Auspicious One; epithet of the Buddha; lit. having good fortune quality
2. bhagavant (adj): fortunate; lit. having good fortune quality
3. bhagavā (masc): Sublime One; Blessed One; Fortunate One; epithet of the Buddha

Analysis. bhagava + iti; bhagavā + iti

Etymology. √bhaj > bhag + a + vant; from √bhaj 'divide, distribute'; Sanskrit bhagavat [bhaj]

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

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