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bandhavā

bandhava

masc nom pl of bandhava (noun); masc instr sg of bandhava (noun); masc abl sg of bandhava (noun); masc voc sg of bandhava (noun); …

1. bandhava (masc): relative; family member; relation; brother; lit. bond
2. bandhavāni (nt): relatives; family members; relations

Etymology. √bandh + u > av + *a; from √bandh 'bind, tie'; Sanskrit bāndhava [bandh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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