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dhāvato

dhāva

masc abl sg of dhāva (noun); masc abl pl of dhāva (noun); masc dat sg of dhāvanta (prp); nt dat sg of dhāvanta (prp); …

1. dhāva (masc): (of a horse) galloping; dashing; (comm) fleeing or pursuing; lit. running
2. dhāvanta (prp): running; racing; sprinting
3. dhāva (masc): running; racing; sprinting

Etymology. √dhāv + a; from √dhāv 'run, flow'; Sanskrit drava [dhāv]

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

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