भवति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhavati (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ভৰতি (Bengali script)
• භවති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဝတိ or ꧤဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ภวติ or ภะวะติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠວຕິ or ຠະວະຕິ or ພະວະຕິ (Lao script)
• ភវតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑅇𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

भवति (root bhū, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of bhavati (“to become”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "भवति"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	भवामि (bhavāmi)	भवाम (bhavāma)	भवे (bhave)	भवाम्हे (bhavāmhe)
2nd	भवसि (bhavasi)	भवथ (bhavatha)	भवसे (bhavase)	भवव्हे (bhavavhe)
3rd	भवति (bhavati)	भवन्ति (bhavanti)	भवते (bhavate)	भवन्ते (bhavante) or भवरे (bhavare)
Imperfect
1st	अभव (abhava) or अभवं (abhavaṃ) or भव (bhava) or भवं (bhavaṃ)	अभवम्हा (abhavamhā) or भवम्हा (bhavamhā)	अभविं (abhaviṃ) or भविं (bhaviṃ)	अभवाम्हसे (abhavāmhase) or अभवम्हसे (abhavamhase) or भवाम्हसे (bhavāmhase) or भवम्हसे (bhavamhase)
2nd	अभवो (abhavo) or भवो (bhavo)	अभवत्थ (abhavattha) or भवत्थ (bhavattha)	अभवसे (abhavase) or भवसे (bhavase)	अभवव्हं (abhavavhaṃ) or भवव्हं (bhavavhaṃ)
3rd	अभव (abhava) or अभवा (abhavā) or भव (bhava) or भवा (bhavā)	अभवु (abhavu) or अभवू (abhavū) or भवु (bhavu) or भवू (bhavū)	अभवत्थ (abhavattha) or भवत्थ (bhavattha)	अभवत्थुं (abhavatthuṃ) or भवत्थुं (bhavatthuṃ)
Imperative
1st	भवामि (bhavāmi)	भवाम (bhavāma)	भवे (bhave)	भवामसे (bhavāmase)
2nd	भव (bhava) or भवाहि (bhavāhi)	भवथ (bhavatha)	भवस्सु (bhavassu)	भवव्हो (bhavavho)
3rd	भवतु (bhavatu)	भवन्तु (bhavantu)	भवतं (bhavataṃ)	भवन्तं (bhavantaṃ)
Optative
1st	भवेय्यामि (bhaveyyāmi) or भवेय्यं (bhaveyyaṃ) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्याम (bhaveyyāma)	भवेय्यं (bhaveyyaṃ)	भवेय्याम्हे (bhaveyyāmhe)
2nd	भवेय्यासि (bhaveyyāsi) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्याथ (bhaveyyātha)	भवेथो (bhavetho)	भवेय्यव्हो (bhaveyyavho)
3rd	भवेय्य (bhaveyya) or भवे (bhave)	भवेय्युं (bhaveyyuṃ)	भवेथ (bhavetha)	भवेरं (bhaveraṃ)

• Present active participle: भवन्त् (bhavant), which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: भवमान (bhavamāna), which see for forms and usage
• Past participle: भूत (bhūta), which see for forms and usage

Adjective

भवति (bhavati)

1. Devanagari script form of bhavati, which is masculine/neuter locative singular of भवन्त् (bhavant), present participle of the verb above

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভৱতি (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬯᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভবতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰪𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ભવતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਵਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦮꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂫𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭವತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភវតិ (Khmer script)
• ຠວຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭവതി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᠸᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘪𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧊𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐰𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭଵତି (Odia script)
• ꢩꢮꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆮𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖪𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භවති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩾𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚦𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப⁴வதி (Tamil script)
• భవతి (Telugu script)
• ภวติ (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཝ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒫𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨭𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-e-ti, an innovated verb stem derived from *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”). Cognate with , Avestan 𐬠𐬎 (bu), Latin fuī, Old English bēon (whence English be).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ʋɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ʋɐ.t̪i/

Verb

भवति • (bhávati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root भू)

1. to become; be

   संस्कृते त्रीणि वचनानि भवन्ति।

   saṃskṛte trīṇi vacanāni bhavanti.

   There are three grammatical numbers in Sanskrit.

   Synonym: अस्ति (asti)

2. to happen
3. to constitute

Conjugation

Present: भवति (bhavati), भवते (bhavate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	भवति bhavati	भवतः bhavataḥ	भवन्ति bhavanti	भवते bhavate	भवेते bhavete	भवन्ते bhavante
Second	भवसि bhavasi	भवथः bhavathaḥ	भवथ bhavatha	भवसे bhavase	भवेथे bhavethe	भवध्वे bhavadhve
First	भवामि bhavāmi	भवावः bhavāvaḥ	भवामः / भवामसि¹ bhavāmaḥ / bhavāmasi¹	भवे bhave	भवावहे bhavāvahe	भवामहे bhavāmahe
Imperative
Third	भवतु bhavatu	भवताम् bhavatām	भवन्तु bhavantu	भवताम् bhavatām	भवेताम् bhavetām	भवन्ताम् bhavantām
Second	भव bhava	भवतम् bhavatam	भवत bhavata	भवस्व bhavasva	भवेथाम् bhavethām	भवध्वम् bhavadhvam
First	भवानि bhavāni	भवाव bhavāva	भवाम bhavāma	भवै bhavai	भवावहै bhavāvahai	भवामहै bhavāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	भवेत् bhavet	भवेताम् bhavetām	भवेयुः bhaveyuḥ	भवेत bhaveta	भवेयाताम् bhaveyātām	भवेरन् bhaveran
Second	भवेः bhaveḥ	भवेतम् bhavetam	भवेत bhaveta	भवेथाः bhavethāḥ	भवेयाथाम् bhaveyāthām	भवेध्वम् bhavedhvam
First	भवेयम् bhaveyam	भवेव bhaveva	भवेम bhavema	भवेय bhaveya	भवेवहि bhavevahi	भवेमहि bhavemahi
Subjunctive
Third	भवात् / भवाति bhavāt / bhavāti	भवातः bhavātaḥ	भवान् bhavān	भवाते / भवातै bhavāte / bhavātai	भवैते bhavaite	भवन्त / भवान्तै bhavanta / bhavāntai
Second	भवाः / भवासि bhavāḥ / bhavāsi	भवाथः bhavāthaḥ	भवाथ bhavātha	भवासे / भवासै bhavāse / bhavāsai	भवैथे bhavaithe	भवाध्वै bhavādhvai
First	भवानि bhavāni	भवाव bhavāva	भवाम bhavāma	भवै bhavai	भवावहै bhavāvahai	भवामहै bhavāmahai
Participles
	भवत् bhavat			भवमान bhavamāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अभवत् (abhavat), अभवत (abhavata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अभवत् abhavat	अभवताम् abhavatām	अभवन् abhavan	अभवत abhavata	अभवेताम् abhavetām	अभवन्त abhavanta
Second	अभवः abhavaḥ	अभवतम् abhavatam	अभवत abhavata	अभवथाः abhavathāḥ	अभवेथाम् abhavethām	अभवध्वम् abhavadhvam
First	अभवम् abhavam	अभवाव abhavāva	अभवाम abhavāma	अभवे abhave	अभवावहि abhavāvahi	अभवामहि abhavāmahi

Future: भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati), भविष्यते (bhaviṣyate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	भविष्यति bhaviṣyati	भविष्यतः bhaviṣyataḥ	भविष्यन्ति bhaviṣyanti	भविष्यते bhaviṣyate	भविष्येते bhaviṣyete	भविष्यन्ते bhaviṣyante
Second	भविष्यसि bhaviṣyasi	भविष्यथः bhaviṣyathaḥ	भविष्यथ bhaviṣyatha	भविष्यसे bhaviṣyase	भविष्येथे bhaviṣyethe	भविष्यध्वे bhaviṣyadhve
First	भविष्यामि bhaviṣyāmi	भविष्यावः bhaviṣyāvaḥ	भविष्यामः / भविष्यामसि¹ bhaviṣyāmaḥ / bhaviṣyāmasi¹	भविष्ये bhaviṣye	भविष्यावहे bhaviṣyāvahe	भविष्यामहे bhaviṣyāmahe
Participles
	भविष्यत् bhaviṣyat			भविष्यमाण bhaviṣyamāṇa
Notes	¹Vedic

Conditional: अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat), अभविष्यत (abhaviṣyata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अभविष्यत् abhaviṣyat	अभविष्यताम् abhaviṣyatām	अभविष्यन् abhaviṣyan	अभविष्यत abhaviṣyata	अभविष्येताम् abhaviṣyetām	अभविष्यन्त abhaviṣyanta
Second	अभविष्यः abhaviṣyaḥ	अभविष्यतम् abhaviṣyatam	अभविष्यत abhaviṣyata	अभविष्यथाः abhaviṣyathāḥ	अभविष्येथाम् abhaviṣyethām	अभविष्यध्वम् abhaviṣyadhvam
First	अभविष्यम् abhaviṣyam	अभविष्याव abhaviṣyāva	अभविष्याम abhaviṣyāma	अभविष्ये abhaviṣye	अभविष्यावहि abhaviṣyāvahi	अभविष्यामहि abhaviṣyāmahi

Benedictive/Precative: भूयात् (bhūyāt) or भूयाः (bhūyāḥ), भविषीष्ट (bhaviṣīṣṭa)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Optative/Potential
Third	भूयात् / भूयाः¹ bhūyāt / bhūyāḥ¹	भूयास्ताम् bhūyāstām	भूयासुः bhūyāsuḥ	भविषीष्ट bhaviṣīṣṭa	भविषीयास्ताम्² bhaviṣīyāstām²	भविषीरन् bhaviṣīran
Second	भूयाः bhūyāḥ	भूयास्तम् bhūyāstam	भूयास्त bhūyāsta	भविषीष्ठाः bhaviṣīṣṭhāḥ	भविषीयास्थाम्² bhaviṣīyāsthām²	भविषीढ्वम् bhaviṣīḍhvam
First	भूयासम् bhūyāsam	भूयास्व bhūyāsva	भूयास्म bhūyāsma	भविषीय bhaviṣīya	भविषीवहि bhaviṣīvahi	भविषीमहि bhaviṣīmahi
Notes	¹Vedic ²Uncertain

Perfect: बभूव (babhūva), बभूवे (babhūve)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	बभूव babhūva	बभूवतुः babhūvatuḥ	बभूवुः babhūvuḥ	बभूवे babhūve	बभूवाते babhūvāte	बभूविरे babhūvire
Second	बभूथ / बभूविथ babhūtha / babhūvitha	बभूवथुः babhūvathuḥ	बभूव babhūva	बभूविषे babhūviṣe	बभूवाथे babhūvāthe	बभूविध्वे babhūvidhve
First	बभूव babhūva	बभूविव babhūviva	बभूविम babhūvima	बभूवे babhūve	बभूविवहे babhūvivahe	बभूविमहे babhūvimahe
Participles
	बभूवांस् babhūvāṃs			बभूवान babhūvāna

Descendants

• • Nepali: हो (ho)
• • Assamese: হয় (hoy), হ (ho)
  • Bengali: হয় (hoẏ)
• • Punjabi: ਹੈ (hai)
• Pali: bhavati, hoti
• • Old Hindi: अहै (ahai)
    • Hindi: है (hai)
  • Romani: ovel
  • Sindhi: आहे (āhe)
  • Gujarati: હોય (hoya), હોવું (hovũ)