Bhāṇa [from bhaṇati] reciting or preaching, in pada° reciting the verses of the scriptures Dhp-a II 95 (v.l. paṭibhāna); III 345; IV 18. -vāra a section of the scriptures, divided into such for purposes of recitation, "a recital" Vin I 14; II 247; Sv 13; Ps I 2 (concerning the bh. of Majjhima Nikāya); Pj II 2 (of Sutta Nipāta), 608 (the same); As 6 (of Dhammasaṅgaṇī, cf. Expositor 8 note 3), and frequently in other commentaries and explanatory works.
(masc, masc, from bhaṇati) recitation; chanting Construction: √bhaṇ > bhāṇ + *a