bhāvanā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀸𑀯𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• भावना (Devanagari script)
• ভাৰনা (Bengali script)
• භාවනා (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာဝနာ or ꧤႃဝၼႃ (Burmese script)
• ภาวนา or ภาวะนา (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᩅᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາວນາ or ຠາວະນາ (Lao script)
• ភាវនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑅇𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

bhāvanā f

1. meditation

Declension

Declension table of "bhāvanā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhāvanā	bhāvanāyo or bhāvanā
Accusative (second)	bhāvanaṃ	bhāvanāyo or bhāvanā
Instrumental (third)	bhāvanāya	bhāvanāhi or bhāvanābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhāvanāya	bhāvanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhāvanāya	bhāvanāhi or bhāvanābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhāvanāya	bhāvanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhāvanāya or bhāvanāyaṃ	bhāvanāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhāvane	bhāvanāyo or bhāvanā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhāvanā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead