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parābhavato

parābhava

masc abl sg of parābhava (noun); masc abl pl of parābhava (noun); masc dat sg of parābhavanta (prp); nt dat sg of parābhavanta (prp); …

1. parābhava (masc): ruin; downfall; disgrace
2. parābhavanta (prp): going to ruin; falling down; declining

Etymology. parā + √bhū > bhav + *a; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit parābhava [parābhū]

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

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