1-4: Masculine Gender with -vanta at the end

1-4: Vanta-kārantapulliṅgu - Bhagavanta
1-4: Masculine Gender with -vanta at the end - Bhagavanta

Vanta-kārantapulliṅgo Bhagavanta-saddo vuccate
The Masculine Gender with -vanta (and -manta) at the end
is illustrated with the declinable word Bhagavanta This form is given as Bhagavant in the modern grammars, and Bhagavantu in the Pāḷi grammarians, and Ven. Devamitta gave it as part of the -a declension. It seems preferable though, to give it as -vanta, which is the characteristic ending. Other nouns with similar declension include: sīlavanta, hīmavanta, yasavanta. Similarly declined are nouns like cakkhumanta, satimanta, etc., but then they decline satimā, satimanto, etc. etc.⁰¹

singular:	plural:	case:
-vā	-vanto -vantā	nomimative - paṭhamā
-vā -vaṁ -vā	-vanto -vantā	vocative - (paṭhamā)
-vantaṁ	-vante	accusative - dutiyā
-vatā -vantena	-vantehi -vantebhi	instrumental - tatiyā
-vato -vantassa	-vataṁ -vantānaṁ	dative - catutthī
-vatā -vato -vantasmā -vantamhā	-vantehi -vantebhi	ablative - pañcamī
-vato -vantassa	-vataṁ -vantānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
-vati -vante -vantasmiṁ -vantamhi	-vantesu	locative - sattamī

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati DN 9, at the beginning, and passiṁ.⁰² (nom. sing.)
At one time the Gracious One dwelt at Sāvatthī

Sabbe te Bhagavanto pañca nīvaraṇe pahāya ... abhisambujjhiṁsu DN 16; II p. 82.⁰³ (nom. plur.)
Sabbe te Bhagavantā pañca nīvaraṇe pahāya ... abhisambujjhiṁsu
All of those Gracious Ones, having given up the five hindrances ... attained Awakening

Kassa nu kho, Bhagavā, subhāsitan-ti? SN 1. v. 31 (near the end).⁰⁴ (voc. sing.)
Kassa nu kho, Bhagavaṁ, subhāsitan-ti?
Kassa nu kho, Bhagava, subhāsitan-ti?
Which one, Gracious One, spoke well?

Bho Bhagavanto! Tumhe dīghakālaṁ pavattetha (voc. plur.)
Good and Gracious Ones! You must continue for a long time

Aññataro bhikkhu Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca Iti. 83.⁰⁵ (acc. sing.)
A certain monk said this to the Gracious One

Bhagavante sakkaccaṁ paṇamāma mayaṁ (acc. plur.)
We worship the Gracious Ones respectfully

Vuttañ-hetaṁ Bhagavatā Iti, throughout.⁰⁶ (agent. inst. sing.)
Vuttañ-hetaṁ Bhagavatena
This was said by the Gracious One

Vuttañ-hetaṁ Bhagavantehi (agent. inst. plur.)
This was said by the Gracious Ones

Bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi DN 3, near the end, and passim. Bhagavato, Bhagavataṁ, Bhagavatā, and Bhagavati all show phonetic decay in the stem, with -ant- becoming -at-.⁰⁷ (inst. sing.)
Bhagavatena saddhiṁ sammodi
He rejoiced with the Gracious One

Bhagavantehi purisehi lokā sucaranti (inst. plur.)
Because of the Gracious Ones the people live happily

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa DN 1, at the beginning, and passim.⁰⁸ (dat. sing.)
Namo Tassa Bhagavantassa Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa
Worship to Him, the Gracious One, the Worthy One, the Perfect Sambuddha

Bhagavataṁ purisānaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti (dat. plur.)
Bhagavantānaṁ purisānaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti
They give respect to the Gracious Ones

Bhagavatā bhayaṁ nūppajjati (abl. sing.)
Bhagavantato bhayaṁ nūppajjati
Bhagavantasmā bhayaṁ nūppajjati
Bhagavantamhā bhayaṁ nūppajjati
Fear does not arise from the Gracious One

Bhagavantehi purisehi bhayāni nūppajjanti (abl. plur.)
Fear does not arise from Gracious Ones

Bhagavato ... Suddhodano nāma Rājā pitā ahosi DN 14; II, p. 52.⁰⁹ (gen. sing.)
Bhagavantassa ... Suddhodano nāma Rājā pitā ahosi
King Suddhodana was the father of the Gracious One

Bhagavataṁ ... upaṭṭhākā ahesuṁ (gen. plur.)
Bhagavantānaṁ ... upaṭṭhākā ahesuṁ DN 16; II, p. 144.¹⁰
For [all] the Gracious Ones ... there were attendents

Pañca ... Bhagavati Dhamme samanupassāmi MN 24; II, p. 5.¹¹ (loc. sing.)
Pañca ... Bhagavante Dhamme samanupassāmi
Pañca ... Bhagavantasmiṁ Dhamme samanupassāmi
Pañca ... Bhagavantamhi Dhamme samanupassāmi
I see five things in the Gracious One's Dhamma

Bhagavantesu sappuriso pasīdati (loc. plur.)
A good person has confidence in the Gracious Ones