bhava

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[apte] a. [bhavatyasmāt, bhū-apādāne ap] (At the end of comp.) Arising or produced from, originating in. --vaḥ 1 Being, state of being, existence, (sattā). --2 Birth, production; bhavo hi lokābhyudayāya tādṛśāṃ R. 3. 14, Ś. 7. 27. --3 Source, origin. --4 Woldly existence; mundane or worldly life, life; as in vārṇava, vasāgara &c; Ku. 2. 51. --5 The world. --6 Well-being, health, prosperity. --7 Excellence, superiority. --8...

[mw] m. (bhū) coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= bhāva Vop.; ifc., with f (A). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Ya1jn5.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c 748,3 148983 m. becoming, turning into (comp.) Ka1t2h. 748,3 148984 m. being, state of being, existence, life (= sat-tā L.;) S3a1rn3gP. (cf. bhavāntara) 748,3 148985 m. worldly existence, the world (= saṃsāra L.;) Ka1v.; Pur. Page749,1 148986

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a. [bhavatyasmāt, bhū-apādāne ap] (At the end of comp.) Arising or produced from, originating in. --vaḥ 1 Being, state of being, existence, (sattā). --2 Birth, production; bhavo...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

2,116

Texts Appeared In

127

DCS: kind of crow | Monier-Williams: contemplation, meditation, L. ( cf. -samanvita ).

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 394 18.6%
2. Carakasaṃhitā 133 6.3%
3. Tantrāloka 108 5.1%
4. Āyurvedadīpikā 86 4.1%
5. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 65 3.1%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: bhāvaḥ

  samānodakabhāvas tu janmanāmnor avedane

• Mṛgendraṭīkā surface: bhāva

  kaḥ kilānudbhrāntamatiḥ puraḥprasphuradrūpe sad iti pratyayakāriṇi ghaṭādau nāya

• Mṛgendraṭīkā surface: bhāvena

  abhāvo hi tadasaṃbhavalabdhajanmāpi yadi tenaiva bhāvena sahitaḥ syāt tadānīm ab