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bhavante

bhavati

reflx pr 3rd pl of bhavati (verb); masc acc pl of bhavant (noun); masc loc sg of bhavant (noun); masc acc pl of bhavanta (prp); …

1. bhavati (pr): is; is being; becomes
2. bhavati (pr): exists (for)
3. bhavant (masc): master; sir; respected man; lit. being present
4. bhavanta (prp): becoming
5. bhavanta (prp): existing

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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