Bhavaka, Bhāvakā, Bhāvaka: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Bhavaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhavak.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Bhāvaka (भावक) refers to “thinking about (existence)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Some think (bhāvaka) that something exists, and others that nothing does. [bhāvasya bhāvakaḥ kaścinna kiñcidbhāvako'paraḥ] Rare is the man who does not think either, and is thereby free from distraction. Those of weak intelligence think of themselves as pure nonduality, but because of their delusion do not know this, and remain unfulfilled all their lives. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
bhāvakā (भावका) [or bhāvakādēvī, or भावकादेवी].—f A certain village goddess.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhavaka (भवक).—a.
1) Living, existing.
2) Giving a blessing.
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Bhāvaka (भावक).—a. [bhāva svārthe ka]
1) Effecting, bringing about.
2) Promoting any one's welfare; नैते भूतस्य भावकाः (naite bhūtasya bhāvakāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.88.24.
3) Fancying, imagining.
4) Having a taste for the sublime and beautiful, having a poetic taste.
-kaḥ 1 A feeling, sentiment.
2) The external manifestation of one's sentiments (especially of love).
Bhāvaka (भावक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The external expression of amatory sentiments. f.
(-kā) Adj. 1. Effecting. 2. Promoting any one’s welfare. 3. Imagining. 4. Having a poetical taste. E. kan added to the last.
Bhāvaka (भावक).—[adjective] causing, effecting, furthering, promoting (—° or [genetive]); fancying, imagining ([genetive] or —°).
1) Bhavaka (भवक):—[from bhava] m. (ifc.) = bhava, being, existence (e.g. parārtha-bh, existing for others), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) Bhavakā (भवका):—[from bhavaka > bhava] f. = bhavatat, [Pāṇini 7-3, 45], [vArttika] 3, [Patañjali]
3) Bhāvaka (भावक):—[from bhāva] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) causing to be, effecting ([compound]), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] promoting any one’s ([genitive case]) welfare, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] imagining, fancying ([genitive case] or [compound]), [Aṣṭāvakra-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] having a taste for the beautiful or poetical, [Daśakumāra-carita]
7) [v.s. ...] singing with expression, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
8) [v.s. ...] m. sentiment, affection, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the external expression of amatory sentiments, [Horace H. Wilson]
10) Bhāvakā (भावका):—[from bhāvaka > bhāva] f. Name of a female demon ([probably] [wrong reading] for bhāvukā), [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
Bhāvaka (भावक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Outward expression of love or affection.
Bhavaka (भवक):—(wie eben) adj. f. ā = bhavatāt [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 45, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 4,] [Scholiast] = āśīrvācaka [SAṂKṢIPTAS. im Śabdakalpadruma] Am Ende eines adj. comp. = bhava Dasein, Existenz: parārtha für Andere daseiend [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 30, 9.]
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Bhāvaka (भावक):—(vom caus. von 1. bhū und von bhāva)
1) adj. a) Etwas werden lassend, bewirkend: rakṣyatāṃ sauhṛdaṃ tasmādanyonyaprītibhāvakam [Mahābhārata 1, 7615.] bhāvanā nāma bhaviturbhavanānukūlo bhāvakavyāpāraviśeṣaḥ [Oxforder Handschriften 219,b, No. 524.] — b) Jmdes Wohl befördernd: bhūtasya bhāvakāḥ [Mahābhārata 12, 2325.] bhūtānāmabhāvakāḥ [3326.] — c) sich einbildend, vorstellend: bhāvasya bhāvakaḥ kaścinnakiṃcidbhāvako paraḥ . ubhayābhāvakaḥ kaścidevameva nirākulaḥ .. [AṢṬĀV. 18, 42.] — d) einen Sinn für das Schöne habend [Daśakumāracarita 1, 2]; bhāvuka st. dessen [Oxforder Handschriften 203,a, No. 484.] —
2) m. = bhāva Gefühl, Affect [Śabdakalpadruma] und [WILSON] angeblich nach [Halāyudha]; vgl. bhāvāṭa 1.
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Bhāvaka (भावक):—
1) d) einen poetischen Sinn habend [Sāhityadarpana 121, 12. Z. 2] lies [DAŚAR.] st. [Daśakumāracarita]
Bhavaka (भवक):——
1) am Ende eines adj. Comp. = bhava Dasein. Existenz. parārtha für Andere daseiend. —
2) *Adj. = bhavatāt , āśīrvācaka.
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Bhāvaka (भावक):——
1) Adj. — a) Etwas (im Comp. vorangehend) werden lassend , — bewirkend. — b) Jmds (Gen.) Wohl bewirkend. — c) sich Etwas (Gen. oder im Comp. vorangehend) einbildend , — vorstellend. — d) einen Sinn für das Schöne — , eines poetischen Sinn habend. — e) mit Ausdruck singend [Saṃgitasārasaṃgraha 118.] —
2) *m. Gefühl , Affect. —
3) f. ā Nomen proprium einer Unholdin [Indische studien von Weber 14,127.] Richtig wohl bhāvukā.
Bhāvaka (भावक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhāvaa, Bhāvaga, Bhāvaḍa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Bhāvaka (भावक) [Also spelled bhavak]:—(a) apprecitative; (nm) one who is gifted with the faculty of appreciation; hence ~[tā] (nf)
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Kannada-English dictionary
Bhāvaka (ಭಾವಕ):—
1) [noun] causing to be or to happen.
2) [noun] promoting welfare; propitious; auspicious.
3) [noun] making or capable of making mental images of; imagining; fancying.
4) [noun] sensitive to art and beauty; showing good taste; aesthetic.
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Bhāvaka (ಭಾವಕ):—
1) [noun] one’s customary frame of mind; one’s nature or temperament; disposition.
2) [noun] a man who is sensitive to art and beauty and has good taste.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bhāvaka (भावक):—adj. moved by feeling; devoted; n. audience; reader;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
bhāvaka (ဘာဝက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[bhū+ṇvu]
[ဘူ+ဏွု]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhāvaka—
(Burmese text): ပွါးများတတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): He is skilled at playing.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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