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bhavāhīti

bhavati

pr

1. bhavati (pr): is; is being; becomes
2. bhavati (pr): exists (for)
3. bhavāhi (imp): be!; please be!; you must be!

Analysis. bhavāhi + iti

Etymology. bhava + ti; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhavati [bhū]

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

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