Dear Yong Peng,
some more research.
op 30-04-2003 14:30 schreef Ong Yong Peng op ypong001@...:

> I have found three related words:
> 1. bhaava (m.) condition; nature; becoming.
> 2. bhaavanaa (f.) meditation; increase; development by means of
> thought.
> 3. bhaaveti (v.) to develop, cultivate, increase.
>
> There is also yato (ind.) from where; whence; since; because; on
> account of which.
>
> Is it possible that bhaavayato = bhaava+yato, because of the
> condition?

Nina: I found in Warder Ch 28, (p. 316): Denominative conjugation: Any root
can be used as a verb by adding conjugational suffixes. W. says, noun stems
can also be used as a verb. (dhaaturuupakasaddha). Here it comes: They are
usually conjugated according to the seventh conjugation (substituting the
suffix e/aya, or adding ya to the stem...
Looking at the seventh conjugation: Ch 3: form present stems with the vowel
e, or much less often with the fuller suffix aya, of which e is a
contraction. And, ch 13: causative conjugation: frequently coincides with
the seventh conjugation. Roots may appear in the causative meanings with the
stem in e or a fuller form aya ...As in the seventh conjugation the
rootvowel is usually strengthened or lengthened.
You mentioned; bhaaveti to develop. I wonder whether this is O.K.:
bhaavayato: by the development (cultivation) of.. We have the ablative
suffix -to, and the causative stem bhaavaya (from bhaave).
The P.t.S. just translates: <For, from the developing the development of...>
To be on the safe side, I would experts' opinion, if possible.
Nina.