बभूव

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *babʰúHa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰabʰúHa, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe-bʰúH-e ~ *bʰe-bʰuH-ḗr, reduplicated perfect from *bʰuH- (“to be”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.bʱúː.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐ.bʱuː.ʋɐ/

Verb

बभूव • (babhū́va) third-singular indicative (perfect, root भू)

1. perfect active third-person singular of भू (bhū)

Conjugation

Perfect: बभूव (babhū́va), बभूवे (babhū́ve)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	बभूव babhū́va	बभूवतुः babhū́vatuḥ	बभूवुः babhū́vuḥ	बभूवे babhū́ve	बभूवाते babhū́vāte	बभूविरे babhū́vire
Second	बभूथ / बभूविथ babhū́tha / babhū́vitha	बभूवथुः babhū́vathuḥ	बभूव babhū́va	बभूविषे babhū́viṣe	बभूवाथे babhū́vāthe	बभूविध्वे babhū́vidhve
First	बभूव babhū́va	बभूविव babhū́viva	बभूविम babhū́vima	बभूवे babhū́ve	बभूविवहे babhū́vivahe	बभूविमहे babhū́vimahe
Participles
	बभूवांस् babhū́vāṃs			बभूवान babhū́vāna