BAvaH [ BU-BAve GaY ] 1 Being, existing, existence; nAsato vidyate BAvaH Bg. 2. 16. 2 Becoming, occurring, taking place. 3 State, condition, state of being; latABAvena pariRatamasyA rUpaM V. 4 ; U. 6. 23 ; so kAtaraBAvaH, vivarRaBAvaH &c. 4 Manner, mode. 5 Rank, station, position, capacity; devIBAvaM gamitA K. P. 10 ; so prezyaBAvaM; kiMkaraBAvaM &c. 6 ( a ) True condition or state, truth, reality; Bg. 10. 8. ( b ) Sincerity, devotion; tvayi Be BAvanibaMDanA ratiH R. 8. 52 ; 2. 26. 7 Innate property, disposition, nature, temperament; U. 6. 14. 8 Inclination or disposition of mind, idea, thought, opinion, supposition; Pt. 3. 43 ; Ms. 8. 25 ; 4. 65. 9 Feeling, emotion, sentiment; eko BAvaH Pt. 3. 66 ; Ku. 6. 95. (In the dramatic science or in poetic compositions generally, Bhāvas are either sTAyin primary, or vyaBicArin subordinate. The former are eight or nine, according as the Rasas are taken to be 8 or 9, each rasa having its own sTAyiBAva . The latter are thirty-three or thirty four in number, and serve to develop and strengthen the prevailing sentiment; for definition and enumeration of the several kinds, see R. G first ānana , or K. P. 4. ). 10 Love, affection, attachment; dvaMdvAni BAvaM kri yayA vivavruH Ku. 3. 35 ; kumudvatI BAnumatIva BAvaM (babaMDa) R. 6. 36. 11 ( pb ) Purport, drift, gist, substance; iti BAvaH (often used by commentators). 12 Meaning, intention, sense, import; Māl. 1. 25. 13 Resolution, determination. 14 The heart, soul, mind; tayorvivftaBAvatvat Māl. 1. 12 ; Bg. 17. 16. 15 Any existing thing, an object, a thing, substance; jagati jayinaste te BAvA naveMdukalAdayaH Māl. 1. 17 , 36 ; R. 3. 41 , U. 3. 32. 16 A being, living creature. 17 Abstract meditation, contemplation (= BAvanA q. v. ). 18 Conduct, movement. 19 ( a ) Gesture, behaviour. ( b ) Amorous gesture or expression of sentiment, gesture of love; Ś. 2. 1. 20 Birth. 21 The world, universe. 22 The womb. 23 Will. 24 Superhuman power. 25 Advice, instruction. 26 (In dramas) A learned or venerable man, worthy man, (a term of address); BAva ayamasmi V. 1 ; tAM Kalu BAvena taTEva sarve vargyAH pAWitAH Māl. 1. 27 (In gram) The sense of an abstract noun, abstract idea conveyed by a word; BAve ktaH . 28 A term for an impersonal passive or neuter verb. 29 (In astr. ) An astronomical house. 30 A lunar mansion. 31 An organ of sense. Comp. — anuga a. not forced, natural. — (gA) a shadow. — aMtaraM a different state. — advEtaM 1 a natural cause. 2 material cause (as thread of a cloth). 3 identity of conception, oneness of view. — arTaH 1 the obvious meaning or import (of a word. phrase &c). 2 the subjectmatter. — AkUtaM (secret) thoughts of the mind; Amaru. 4. — Atmaka a. real, actual. — ABAsaH simulation of a feeling, a feigned or false emotion. — AlInA a shadow. — ekarasa a. influenced solely by the sentiment of (sincere) love; Ku. 5. 82. — gaMBIraM ind. 1 heartily, from the bottom of the heart. 2 deeply, gravely. — gamya a. conceived by the mind; Me. 85. — grAhin a. 1 understanding the sense. 2 appreciating the sentiment. — jaH 1 love. 2 the god of love. — jYa, -vid a. knowing the heart. — darSin a. see BAladarSin . — baDana a. enchanting or fettering the heart, linking together the hearts; R. 3. 24. — boDaka a. ( pb ) indicating or revealing any feeling. — miSraH a worthy person, a gentleman (used in dramas); prasIdaMtu BAvamiSrAH Ś. 6. — rUpa a. real, actual. — vacanaM denoting an abstract idea, conveying the abstract notion of a verb. — vAcakaM an abstract noun. — vfttaH an epithet of Brahman. — SabalatvaM a mixture of various emotions ( BAvAnAM bADyabADakaBAvamApannAnAmudAsInAnAM vA vyAmiSraRaM R. G. , vide examples given ad loc. ). — SudDiH f. purity of mind, honesty, sincerity. — SUnya a. devoid of real love; M. 3. 3. — saMDiH the union or coexistence of two emotions ( BAvasaMDiranyonyAnaBiBUtayoranyonyABiBAvanayogyayoH sAmAnADikaraRyaM R. G. , see the examples there given). — samAhita a. abstracted in mind, devout. — sargaH the mental or intellectual creation; i. e. the creation of the faculties of the human mind and their affections ( opp. BOtikasarga or material creation). — sTa a. attached; devoted (to one); Ku. 5. 58. — sTira a. firmly rooted in the heart; Ś. 5. 2. — snigDa a. affectionately disposed, sincerely attached; Pt. 1. 285.