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evaṁmahānubhāve

evaṁmahānubhāva

accusative singular masculine, compound substantive (nominal sandhi evaṁ + mahānubhāva)

1. such a great power
2. such majesty
3. such magnificence

Built from

• evaṁ — root · thus, such
  Instrumental of etad 'this'; cognate with Sanskrit etad. Functions as a demonstrative-emphatic particle.
• mahā — root · great
  From PIE *meg- 'great'; cognates: English 'much', 'mighty', Greek mégas. Remains in combining form before a consonant.
• anu — prefix · along
  The prefix anu 'following along, throughout' gives anubhāva the sense of a power manifesting fully or pervasively.
• bhāva — stem · becoming, manifestation
  From √bhū 'to become, be'; the nominalized form denotes power or potency as something that comes into presence.
• e (nom. sg.) — ending · nominative case
  The compound stands nominally, but this inflected form shows accusative -e (sandhi of -aṁ after evaṁ).

Analysis. evaṁ 'such, thus' + mahānubhāva 'great power, majesty' (mahā 'great' + anubhāva 'power, potency, manifestation'). The phrase emphasizes the exceptional or supreme nature of a quality or display of power, used in narrative to mark a climactic moment or dignified presence.

Etymology. evaṁ is the instrumental form of etad 'this', functioning as an invariant particle (cognate with English 'even'); mahā is from PIE *meg- 'great' (English 'much', 'mighty'), and anubhāva combines anu- 'along' with bhāva 'becoming, manifestation', so literally 'what manifests throughout'.

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

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