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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhavant, (cp. Sk. (& Vedic) bhavant, used as pron. of the 2^nd; but constructed with 3^rd person of the verb. Probably a contraction fr. bhagavant, see Whitney, Altind. Gr. 456) pron. of polite address “Sir, Lord,” or “venerable, honourable,” or simply “you.” Cases as follows (after Geiger, P. Gr. § 98³): sg. Nom. bhavaṃ Sn. 486; D. I, 249; M. I, 484. nt. bhavaṃ M. III, 172. Acc. bhavantaṃ Sn. 597; D. II, 231; Instr. bhotā D. I, 93, 110; S. IV, 120. Gen. bhoto Sn. 565; M. I, 486; Voc. bhavaṃ D. I, 93 & bho D. I, 93; M. I, 484; J. II, 26. See bho also sep.—pl. Nom. bhavanto Sn. p. 107 (only as v. l. ; T. bhagavanto), & bhonto ibid. ; M. II, 2; Miln. 25; Acc. bhavante M. II, 3; Instr. bhavantehi M. III, 13; Gen. bhavataṃ M. II, 3; Voc. bhonto Th. 1, 832; M. II, 2;— f. bhotī: sg. Nom. bhotī Sn. 988; J. III, 95; Acc. bhotiṃ J. VI, 523; Loc. bhotiyā ibid. Voc. bhoti ibid. ; D. II, 249.—On form bhante see this. (Page 500)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhavant (भवन्त्).—used (as in Pali, e.g. Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.241.7 te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā…vediyanti) like bhagavant, venerable, respected, not necessarily in address (compare Senart Mahāvastu i note 558, on i.235.17): muñcanti yaśasvino bhavato (gen. sg.) Mahāvastu i.236.8 (verse); bhavanto śramaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā… vedayanti Mahāvastu ii.121.2, 5, etc. (not in address, but simple narration, referring to persons not present); similarly ii.126.13; 127.17; 129.4; 130.7; ya ime bhavantaḥ śramaṇa- brāhmaṇā…vedayanta iti Lalitavistara 247.19; voc. bhavanto, Sirs! gentlemen!, not as subject of a verb in polite address as in Sanskrit: Mahāvastu ii.442.1, 19; beginning a story, bhūtapūrvaṃ bhavanto…rājā…abhūṣi Mahāvastu iii.204.8, Once upon a time, Sirs, there was a king…, and in the sequel; bhavanto yūyaṃ na…śabdaṃ śruṇiṣyatha iii.297.10, sirs, you shall not hear…; often in Divyāvadāna, e.g. 34.23 (bhavanto 'sti kaścid yuṣmābhir dṛṣṭaḥ…); 35.3, etc.; and in Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya, e.g. i.64.15.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhavant (भवन्त्).—properly ptcple. pres. of bhū, m., and f. atī, Lord, lady, used as respectful term of address instead of the second personal pronoun, Thou, You, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 9, 6; [Pañcatantra] 107, 8; but taking the verb in the third person, [Pañcatantra] 109, 1; pl., [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 3, 9; f., 9, 6; pl., 5, 6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhavant (भवन्त्).—1. ([nominative] bhavan) [adjective] being, present; [feminine] ntī the present time or tense.

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Bhavant (भवन्त्).—2. ([nominative] [masculine] bhavān, [feminine] bhavatī) [person or personal] [pronoun] of 2^nd [person or personal], with 3^d [person or personal] of the verb, used in respectful address ([plural] also for sgl. & msc. for [neuter]) = your honour, your worship, you.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhavant in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhavant is another spelling for भवन्त [bhavanta].—pron. your honor; your lordship or highness;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Bhavandvidhi, Bhavanta, Bhavantaga, Bhavantagu, Bhavantaka, Bhavantakrit, Bhavantara, Bhavantarapraptimant, Bhavantarapraptimat, Bhavanti, Bhavantika.

Ends with: Alalabhavant, Anekibhavant, Atrabhavant, Avibhavant, Ibhavant, Janjanabhavant, Jrimbhavant, Kusumbhavant, Labhavant, Malmalabhavant, Prabhavant, Pratibhavant, Rishabhavant, Sabhavant, Shubhavant, Stobhavant, Tatobhavant, Tatrabhavant, Virabhavant, Yabhavant.

Full-text (+15): Bhos, Janjana, Bhobhavatpurvakam, Bhavatka, Bhavadiya, Bhavata, Bhavanti, Bho, Atrabhavant, Tatrabhavant, Bhavatpurva, Bhavanta, Bhavanmadhya, Bhoti, Malmala, Bhavadantya, Bhavaduttaram, Bhavaddeva, Prabhavatya, Bhavadrish.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Bhavant; (plurals include: Bhavants). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)

The various forms of address < [Translator’s Introduction]

Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: The origin of the Vinaya < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

5b. Kṛmi (Worms) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]

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