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bhavaratā

bhavarata

masc nom pl of bhavarata (adj); fem nom sg of bhavarata (adj); fem nom pl of bhavarata (adj); nt nom pl of bhavarata (adj); …

1. delighted with being; enjoying existence; taking pleasure in being; devoted to existence

Built from

• bhava — root · being, becoming
  From √bhū, the most fundamental verb for existence. Cognate: English be, German bin, Latin fuī. In doctrine, bhava means the becoming process of saṃsāra.
• rata — stem · delighted, devoted
  From √ram 'to delight, rest in'. The -ta ending marks the past participle as an adjective. Expresses absorption or immersion in its object.

Analysis. bhava (being, existence) + rata (delighted in, devoted to); one who finds joy in the cycle of becoming.

Etymology. bhava from √bhū (be, become) — cognate with English be, German bin, Sanskrit bhavati. rata from √ram (delight, enjoy); ultimately from Indo-European *h₂rem- (to move, rest). The compound expresses attachment to saṃsāra, a key affliction in the canon.

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

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