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भव्य

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit भव्य (bhavya).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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भव्य (bhavya) (indeclinable)

  1. grand, magnificent
    इतके भव्य घर पाहून त्याला आश्चर्य वाटले.
    itke bhavya ghar pāhūn tyālā āścarya vāṭle.
    He was surprised to see such a grand house.
  2. handsome, beautiful, pleasant; beauty with dignity

Derived terms

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भव्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भव्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH-(i)yo-s, from the root *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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भव्य (bhávya) stem (root भू)

  1. being, existing, present, future RV. &c.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.55.2:
      म॒हत्तन्नाम॒ गुह्यं॑ पुरु॒स्पृग्येन॑ भू॒तं ज॒नयो॒ येन॒ भव्य॑म्
      प्र॒त्नं जा॒तं ज्योति॒र्यद॑स्य प्रि॒यं प्रि॒याः सम॑विशन्त॒ पञ्च॑॥
      maháttánnā́ma gúhyaṃ puruspṛ́gyéna bhūtáṃ janáyo yéna bhávyam.
      pratnáṃ jātáṃ jyótiryádasya priyáṃ priyā́ḥ sámaviśanta páñca.
      Great is that secret name and far-extending, whereby you made all that is and shall be.
      The Five Tribes whom he loves well have entered the light he loves that was made aforetime.
  2. to be about to be or become, future (= भाविन्) MārkP. Pañcar. (also for the future tense of √ भू MBh. iv, 928 v.l. भाव्य)
  3. likely to be, on the point of becoming (» धेनु- and धेनुम्भव्या)
  4. what ought to be, suitable, fit, proper, right, good, excellent Kāv. Pur. Kathās.
  5. handsome, beautiful, pleasant MBh. Kāv. &c.
  6. gracious, favourable (= प्रसन्न) R.
  7. auspicious, fortunate Ragh. BhP.
  8. righteous, pious Vcar.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of भव्य
singular dual plural
nominative भव्यः (bhavyaḥ) भव्यौ (bhavyau)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
भव्याः (bhavyāḥ)
भव्यासः¹ (bhavyāsaḥ¹)
vocative भव्य (bhavya) भव्यौ (bhavyau)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
भव्याः (bhavyāḥ)
भव्यासः¹ (bhavyāsaḥ¹)
accusative भव्यम् (bhavyam) भव्यौ (bhavyau)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
भव्यान् (bhavyān)
instrumental भव्येन (bhavyena) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्यैः (bhavyaiḥ)
भव्येभिः¹ (bhavyebhiḥ¹)
dative भव्याय (bhavyāya) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्येभ्यः (bhavyebhyaḥ)
ablative भव्यात् (bhavyāt) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्येभ्यः (bhavyebhyaḥ)
genitive भव्यस्य (bhavyasya) भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्यानाम् (bhavyānām)
locative भव्ये (bhavye) भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्येषु (bhavyeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of भव्या
singular dual plural
nominative भव्या (bhavyā) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्याः (bhavyāḥ)
vocative भव्ये (bhavye) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्याः (bhavyāḥ)
accusative भव्याम् (bhavyām) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्याः (bhavyāḥ)
instrumental भव्यया (bhavyayā)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्याभिः (bhavyābhiḥ)
dative भव्यायै (bhavyāyai) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्याभ्यः (bhavyābhyaḥ)
ablative भव्यायाः (bhavyāyāḥ)
भव्यायै² (bhavyāyai²)
भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्याभ्यः (bhavyābhyaḥ)
genitive भव्यायाः (bhavyāyāḥ)
भव्यायै² (bhavyāyai²)
भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्यानाम् (bhavyānām)
locative भव्यायाम् (bhavyāyām) भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्यासु (bhavyāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of भव्य
singular dual plural
nominative भव्यम् (bhavyam) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्यानि (bhavyāni)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
vocative भव्य (bhavya) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्यानि (bhavyāni)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
accusative भव्यम् (bhavyam) भव्ये (bhavye) भव्यानि (bhavyāni)
भव्या¹ (bhavyā¹)
instrumental भव्येन (bhavyena) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्यैः (bhavyaiḥ)
भव्येभिः¹ (bhavyebhiḥ¹)
dative भव्याय (bhavyāya) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्येभ्यः (bhavyebhyaḥ)
ablative भव्यात् (bhavyāt) भव्याभ्याम् (bhavyābhyām) भव्येभ्यः (bhavyebhyaḥ)
genitive भव्यस्य (bhavyasya) भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्यानाम् (bhavyānām)
locative भव्ये (bhavye) भव्ययोः (bhavyayoḥ) भव्येषु (bhavyeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “भव्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 750, column 1.
  • Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 48:*bʰeu̯h₂-(i)i̯o-