Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भव m

1. state of existence

Sanskrit

Noun

भव • ‎(bhava) m

1. (√ भू) coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop. ; ifc., with f( आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c.
2. becoming, turning into (comp.) Kāṭh.
3. being, state of being, existence, life (= सत्-ता L.) ṠārṅgP. (cf. भवान्तर)
4. worldly existence, the world (= संसार L.) Kāv. Pur.
5. (Buddhism) continuity of becoming (a link in the twelvefold chain of causation) Dharmas. 42 (MWB. 102)
6. well-being, prosperity, welfare, excellence (= श्रेयस् L.) MBh. Kāv. &c.
7. obtaining, acquisition (= आप्ति, प्राप्ति) L.
8. a god, deity. W.

Proper noun

भव • ‎(bhava)

1. Name of a deity attending on Rudra and frequently connected with शर्व (later N. of शिव or a form of Shiva).
2. Name of the 1st and 4th Kalpa.

Declension

Derived terms

• भवन ‎(bhavana)
• भवानी ‎(bhavānī)
• भव्य ‎(bhavya)

Descendants

• Telugu: భవము ‎(bhavamu), భవుడు ‎(bhavuḍu)