As a deity name
Name 523 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
state, condition, rank (with sthāvira, old age; euphem. = he dies; state of being anything, esp. ifc., e.g. bālabhāva, the state of being a child, childhood = bālatā or -tva; somet…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhāvāya" is the dative of "bhāva" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
bhāva m. (√ bhū) becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance, ŚvetUp.; KātyŚr. &c.
turning or transition into (loc. or comp.), MBh.; RPrāt.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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