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revatova

revata

masculine; nominative singular with emphatic particle -va (revato-va)

1. name of an arahant monk; Sāriputta's younger brother; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in forest dwelling; Revata Khadiravaniya
2. name of the 20th previous Buddha
3. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in jhāna; Kaṅkhārevata

Built from

• revata — root · radiant, shining
  Proper name likely derived from √rev- or related to Sanskrit ravi 'sun'; the sense of luminosity or radiance suits an arahant name. Not conclusively etymologized from known Indo-European roots.
• va — ending · emphatic particle
  An enclitic particle (also spelled eva) that adds emphasis or intensity, meaning 'indeed, truly, just'. It attaches to the preceding word's case form, here nominative revato.

Analysis. revato + va: revato is the nominative singular masculine form of revata; -va is an emphatic particle meaning 'indeed, truly' that follows the word it emphasizes (here attached to revato with sandhi contraction -o + v- > -ov-).

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

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