Alternative spellings of this word include Bhavavachana.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Bhāvavacana (भाववचन).—Expressive of भाव (bhāva) or the completed verbal activity; e.g. the word भाव (bhāva) itself, as also कृती, राग (kṛtī, rāga), and others;

2) Bhāvavacana.—Having for their subject a verbal derivative in the form of the verbal activity. See भावकर्तृक (bhāvakartṛka).

context information

Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhāvavacana (भाववचन).—denoting an abstract idea, conveying the abstract notion of a verb.

Derivable forms: bhāvavacanam (भाववचनम्).

Bhāvavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāva and vacana (वचन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhāvavacana (भाववचन).—[adjective] expressing the abstract idea of a verb ([grammar]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bhāvavacana (भाववचन):—[=bhāva-vacana] [from bhāva] mfn. signifying a state or action, denoting the abstract notion of a verb, [Pāṇini 2-3, 15; iii, 3, 11]

2) [v.s. ...] = bhāva-kartṛka, [ii, 3, 54.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhavavacana in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bhāvavacana (ಭಾವವಚನ):—[noun] = ಭಾವನಾಮ [bhavanama].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhava, Vacana.

Full-text: Bhavakartrika, Bhuta.

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