# तद्भव (tadbhava)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tadbhava

तद्भव (tadbhava) is a Sanskrit word meaning born of that, derived from Sanskrit, originating from Sanskrit. Its 3 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Linguistic term: words derived from Sanskrit, General sense: originating or derived from that.

- **SLP1:** `tadBava`  **IAST:** tadbhava  **Devanagari:** तद्भव
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadbhava
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tadbhava/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** तद्भाव (tadbhāva)

## Meanings by context

### Linguistic term: words derived from Sanskrit (2 definitions)
- derived from Sanskrit  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तद्भव (tadbhava) [Printed book page 106-1 ] तद्भव (tadbhava) tad-bhava, a. derived from that, viz. Sanskrit ( applied to Prākrit and and South Indian words ); -bhāva, m. becoming that; becoming ( —° ); his sentiments or intentions; -bhūta, pp. being therein. [ ID=8353 ]
- originating from Sanskrit  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तद्भव (tadbhava) [Printed book page 195 ] तद्भव (tadbhava) a. originating in that, i.e. coming from Sanskrit ( g. ). [ ID=11874 ]

### General sense: originating or derived from that (1 definition)
- born of that  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 434,2] तद् (tad) — भव (—bhava) mfn. = तज्ज (tajja), Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 232, Medhāt. [ ID=82132 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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