Bhaggava: [cp. Sk. *bh¤rgava, a der. fr. bhr.gu, and bhargah., of same root as Lat. fulgur lightning; Gr. flo/c light; Ger. blitzen, blank; Ags. blanca white horse, all of the idea of "shining, bright, radiant." - How the meaning "potter" is connected with this meaning, is still a problem, perhaps we have to take the word merely as an Epithet at the one passage where it occurs, which happens to be in the Kumbhak¤ra-j¤taka, v. 6, 7. i. e. the "J¤taka of the potter"] potter (?) J III.381, 382, in voc. bhaggava (m.) and bhaggav¨ (f.). The terms are not expld in C., evidently because somewhat obscure. According to Kern, Toev. s. v. the Sk. form in this meaning occurs at MBh. I.190, 47; Saddhp. 191 sq., MVastu III.347.

Bhaggavant (adj. n.) [fr. bhagga2, cp. Sk. and P. bh¤gyavant] having good luck or auspices, fortunate; in def. of "Bhagav¤" at Vism 210=DA I.34 ("bh¤gyav¤ bhaggav¤ yutto"); with ref. to the 4 qualities implied in the word "bhagav¤," which passage is alluded to at VvA 231 by remark "bh¤gyavantat' ¤d¨hi cat¬hi k¤ra¼ehi Bhagav¤."