ekodibhāvaṁ

ekodibhāva

masculine noun, accusative singular (ekodibhāvaṁ)

unity, oneness
singleness of purpose
the quality of becoming one

Built from

eko — root · one
From PIE *oino-. The cardinal numeral expressing singularity and unity.
dibhāva — stem · becoming, state
Derived from √bhū 'to become'. The suffix -bhāva forms abstract nouns denoting a state, quality, or condition of being.

Analysis. eko (one) + dibhāva (becoming, state of being). The compound expresses the state or quality of becoming one or unified. Compare Sanskrit ekībhāva.

Etymology. eko from PIE *oino- (one; cognates: Latin unus, English one, German ein) + bhāva from √bhū (to become, be; cognates: English be, Latin fui, German bin). The root bhāva fundamentally means 'becoming' or 'state of being' and is widely used in Pali doctrinal language for 'state', 'condition', or 'nature'.

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

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