BAvana a. ( nI f. ) [ BU-Ric-lyu lyuw vA ] Effecting &c.; see BAvaka above. — naH 1 An efficient cause. 2 A creator. Māl. 9. 4. 3 An epithet of Śiva; 4 Of Viṣṇu. — naM, -nA 1 Creating, manifesting. 2 Promoting any one's interests. 3 Conception, imagination, fancy, thought, idea; maDuripurahamiti BAvanaSIlA Gīt. 6 ; or BAvanayA tvayi lInA 4 ; Pt. 3. 162. 4 Feeling of devotion, faith; Pt. 5. 105. 5 Meditation, contemplation, abstract meditation. 6 A supposition, hypothesis. 7 Observing, investigating. 8 Settling, determining; Y. 2. 149. 9 Remembering, recollection. 10 Direct knowledge, perception or cognition. 11 The cause of memory which arises from ( pb ) direct perception (in logic); see BAvanA and smfti in T. S. 12 Proof, demonstration, argument. 13 Steeping, infusion, saturating a dry powder with fluid. 14 Scenting; decorating with flowers and perfumes. 15 (In arith.) Finding by combination or composition. 16 Nature, essence (at the end of comp. ). — nA 1 A crow. 2 Water. — naM Apprehension, perception. Comp. — ASrayaH N. of Śiva. — maya a. imaginary. — yukta a. 1 thoughtful. 2 anxious.