bhāvanā

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Noun

bhāvanā f

  1. meditation

Declension

Declension table of "bhāvanā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhāvanābhāvanāyo or bhāvanā
Accusative (second)bhāvanaṃbhāvanāyo or bhāvanā
Instrumental (third)bhāvanāyabhāvanāhi or bhāvanābhi
Dative (fourth)bhāvanāyabhāvanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhāvanāyabhāvanāhi or bhāvanābhi
Genitive (sixth)bhāvanāyabhāvanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhāvanāya or bhāvanāyaṃbhāvanāsu
Vocative (calling)bhāvanebhāvanāyo or bhāvanā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhāvanā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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