bhāvana

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[apte] a. (nī f.) [bhū-ṇic-lyu lyuṭ vā] Effecting &c.; see bhāvaka above. --naḥ 1 An efficient cause. --2 A creator. Māl. 9. 4. --3 An epithet of Śiva; --4 Of Viṣṇu. --naṃ, --nā 1 Creating, manifesting. --2 Promoting any one's interests. --3 Conception, ima- gination, fancy, thought, idea; madhu- ripurahamiti bhāvanaśīlā Gīt. 6; or bhāva- nayā tvayi līnā 4; Pt. 3. 162. --4 Feeling of devotion, faith; Pt. 5. 105. --5...

Root

√bhū भू

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · sattāyām

to exist, to become, to be, to happen

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Astangahrdayasamhita Astavakragita Bhagavatapurana Bharatamanjari Garudapurana Kurmapurana Lingapurana Matsyapurana Rajanighantu Ramayana Satvatatantra Saundarananda Skandapurana Visnupurana mahabharata mahabharata mahabharata

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a. (nī f.) [bhū-ṇic-lyu lyuṭ vā] Effecting &c.; see bhāvaka above. --naḥ 1 An efficient cause. --2 A creator. Māl. 9. 4. --3 An epithet of Śiva; --4 Of Viṣṇu. --naṃ, --nā 1...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 231
Texts Appeared In: 62

DCS: name of several Sāmans; = ābharaṇa

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Pañcārthabhāṣya surface: bhāvanā

bhāvanatvād bhūtānītyuktam bhūtānāmiti ṣaṣṭhībahuvacanam
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: bhāvanaṃ

bhāvanaṃ brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ dhāraṇaṃ sadviśeṣaṇam
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: bhāvanayā

bhūteṣu madbhāvanayā sattvenāsaṃgamena ca