भावन [ bhāvana ] [ bhāvana ]2 m. f. n. ( fr. Caus. ; for 1. see 2. [ bhā́ ] p.750) causing to be , effecting , producing , displaying , manifesting Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. BhP.

  promoting or effecting any one's (gen. or comp.) welfare Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

  imagining , fancying Lit. AshṭāvS.

  teaching Lit. MBh.

  [ bhāvana ] m. a creator , producer , efficient Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  N. of Śiva (= [ dhyātṛ ] ) Lit. MBh.

  of Vishṇu Lit. A.

  of the 22nd Kalpa ( q.v.)

  f ( [ ā ] ) . and n. the act of producing or effecting Lit. Nir. Lit. Sāh. Lit. BhP.

  forming in the mind , conception , apprehension , imagination , supposition , fancy , thought , meditation ( [ °nayā ] ind. in thought , in imagination ; [ °nām-√ bandh ] , with loc. , to occupy one's imagination with , direct one's thoughts to) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Śaṃk. Lit. Vedântas.

  (in logic) that cause of memory which arises from direct perception Lit. Tarkas.

  application of perfumes (= [ adhivāsana ] ) Lit. L.

  [ bhāvanā ] f. demonstration , argument , ascertainment Lit. Yājñ.

  feeling of devotion , faith in (loc.) Lit. Pañcat.

  reflection , contemplation (5 kinds with Buddhists Lit. MWB. 128)

  saturating any powder with fluid , steeping , infusion Lit. ŚārṅgS.

  (in arithm.) finding by combination or composition

  (with Jainas) right conception or notion

  the moral of a fable Lit. HPariś.

  N. of an Upanishad

  a crow Lit. L.

  water Lit. L.

  [ bhāvana ] n. furthering , promoting Lit. MBh.

  the fruit of Dillenia Speciosa Lit. L.

  (ifc.) nature , essence Lit. RāmatUp.

  [ bhāvanayā ] ind. , see [ bhāvana ] , in thought , in imagination