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bhavantaṁ

bhavati

accusative singular masculine present participle

1. becoming
2. being
3. arising

Built from

• bhav — root · become, be
  The root √bhū in its present-tense stem form. Expresses arising, becoming, or existing in all Buddhist contexts (bhava "existence", kamma-bhava "results of action").
• -ant — stem · present participle
  The participle-forming suffix, creating an adjective expressing ongoing or habitual action: one who becomes or is becoming.
• -aṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Masculine accusative singular ending, marking the participle as a direct object or goal in the sentence.

Analysis. bhavant- (present participle stem of bhavati) + -aṁ (accusative singular masculine ending)

Etymology. √bhū "to be, become"; cognate with English "be", Latin "fuī" (past of esse), Sanskrit "bhavati". The root is ancient Indo-European *bʰuH- (become, grow).

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

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