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bhagavanto

bhagavant

masc nom sg of bhagavant (noun); masc nom pl of bhagavant (noun); masc voc pl of bhagavant (noun); masc nom sg of bhagavant (adj); …

1. Sublime One; Blessed One; Fortunate One; Auspicious One; epithet of the Buddha; lit. having good fortune quality
2. fortunate; lit. having good fortune quality

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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