Pāli Dictionary

pabhavati

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Part of speech

verb

Root

bhū1be; become

Synonyms

uppajjati, upapajjati, pahoti, jāyati, nibbattati, sambhoti, sañjāyati, samuppajjati,

general

  • springs up from, arises from, originates from, comes into being

  • Snp 3.12

    upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā, ye keci lokasmim'anekarūpā, yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti, punappunaṃ dukkham'upeti mando, tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, dukkhassa jātippabhav'ānupassī'ti.

  • Snp 5.5

    dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi, taṃ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ, upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā, ye keci lokasmim'anekarūpā.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

pabhavāiti
  1. pabhavāpabhava

    origin; source; cause; coming into being

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

pabhavaiti
  1. pabhava

    coming forth from; originating from; caused by; produced by

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

pabhāvaiti
  1. pabhāva

    power; might; strength; majesty

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Pabhāvatī
Personapproximate

  • The mother of the Buddha Sujāta.

Pabhāvatī2
Personapproximate

  • The mother of the Buddha Sikhī.

Pabhāvatī3
Personapproximate

  • The daughter of King Madda of Sāgala and wife of King Kusa, whose story is told in the Kusa Jātaka.

Pabhāvatī4
Personapproximate

  • A daughter of Mānābharaṇa and sister of Parakkamabāhu I, who married another Mānābharaṇa, son of Sirivallabha.

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