bhūtá mf(A)n. become, been, gone, past (n. the past), [RV.] &c. &c.
actually happened, true, real (n. an actual occurrence, fact, matter of fact, reality), [Yājñ.]; [R.] &c.
existing, present, [Kaṇ.]
(ifc.) being or being like anything, consisting of, mixed or joined with, [Prāt.]; [Up.]; [Mn.] &c. (also to form adj. out of adv., e.g. ittham-, evam-, tathā-bh°)
purified, [L.]
obtained, [L.]
fit, proper, [L.]
often w.r. for bhṛta
bhūtá m. a son, child, [L.]
a great devotee or ascetic, [L.]
(pl.) N. of an heretical sect (with Jainas, a class of the Vyantaras), [L.]
N. of Śiva, [L.]
of a priest of the gods, [L.]
of a son of Vasu-deva and Pauravī, [BhP.]
of a son-in-law of Dakṣa and father of numerous Rudras, [ib.]
of a Yakṣa, [Cat.]
bhūtá n. (cf. above) that which is or exists, any living being (divine, human, animal, and even vegetable), the world (in these senses also m.), [RV.] &c. &c.
a spirit (good or evil), the ghost of a deceased person, a demon, imp, goblin (also m.), [GṛS.]; [Up.]; [Mn.] &c. (cf. [RTL. 241])
an element, one of the 5 elements (esp. a gross element = mahā-bh°, q.v.; but also a subtle element = tan-mātra, q.v.; with Buddhists there are only 4 element), [Up.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]; [Vedāntas.] &c.
N. of the number ‘five’ (cf. mahā-bh° and pāñcabhautika)
well-being, welfare, prosperity, [VS.]; [TS.]; [AitBr.]