[Sanskrit]
bhutá
1. a becoming, an existence.
2. an elemental power or spirit [i.e. elemental thin being].
3. an element; the five bhutás (pancha-bhutá): elements, the five elemental states of substance: akashá, vayu, agní (tejas), ápas (jala), prithivi.
bhutánam
[genitive plural]
bhutáni
[nominative and accusative plural]