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bhavanti

Bhavant

pronoun of polite address “Sir, Lord, or “venerable, honourable,” or simply “you.” Cases as follows (after Geiger, Pali Grammar § 98#3): sg. nom. bhavaṃ Snp.486 ; DN.i.249 ; MN.i.484 . nt. bhavaṃ MN.iii.172 acc. bhavantaṃ Snp.597 ; DN.ii.231 ; instr. bhotā DN.i.93 DN.i.110 ; SN.iv.120 . gen. bhoto S

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Distribution

Sutta Nipata 30 · 14.88/10k
Digha Nikaya 160 · 11.11/10k
Dhammapada 3 · 5.71/10k
Itivuttaka 4 · 3.46/10k
Udana 4 · 2/10k

Senses

pronoun of polite address “Sir, Lord, or “venerable, honourable,” or simply “you.” Cases as follows (after Geiger, Pali Grammar § 98#3): sg. nom. bhavaṃ Snp.486; DN.i.249; MN.i.484. nt. bhavaṃ MN.iii.172 acc. bhavantaṃ Snp.597; DN.ii.231; instr. bhotā DN.i.93 DN.i.110; SN.iv.120. gen. bhoto Snp.565; MN.i.486; voc bhavaṃ DN.i.93 & bho DN.i.93; MN.i.484; Ja.ii.26. See bho also sep
■ pl. nom. bhavanto Snp.p.107 (only as variant reading; T. bhagavanto), & bhonto; ibid.; MN.ii.2; Mil.25 acc. bhavante MN.ii.3; instr. bhavantehi MN.iii.13; gen bhavataṃ MN.ii.3; voc. bhonto Thag.832; MN.ii.2
■ f bhotī: sg. nom. bhotī Snp.988; Ja.iii.95; acc. bhotiṃ Ja.vi.523; loc. bhotiyā ibid. voc. bhoti ibid.; DN.ii.249-On form bhante see this.

cp. Sk. (& Vedic) bhavant, used as pronoun of the 2^nd; but constructed with 3^rd person of the verb Probably a contraction fr. bhagavant, see Whitney Altind. Gr. 456

Attestations

bhavanti Dhammapada 306 (dhp306:3)
bhavanti Dhammapada 341 (dhp341:2)
bhavanti Dhammapada 95 (dhp95:4)
bhavanti Sutta Nipata 1.3 (snp1.3:2.1)
bhavantaṁ Sutta Nipata 1.4 (snp1.4:15.4)
Bhavantaṁ Sutta Nipata 1.6 (snp1.6:2.3)

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