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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry भर्तृ

  1. भर्तृbhartṛm.A husband; यद्भर्तुरेव हितमिच्छति तत् कलत्रम् Bh.2.8; स्त्रीणां भर्ता धर्मदाराश्च पुंसाम् Māl.6.18.

    [भृ-तृच्]

    1. A husband; यद्भर्तुरेव हितमिच्छति तत् कलत्रम् Bh.2.8; स्त्रीणां भर्ता धर्मदाराश्च पुंसाम् Māl.6.18.
    2. A lord, master, superior; भर्तुः शापेन Me.1; गणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, भूतdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
    3. A leader, commander, chief; स्वभर्तृनामग्रहणाद्बभूव सान्द्रे रजस्यात्मपरावबोधः R.7.41.
    4. A supporter, bearer, protector; भर्ता स्वानां श्रेष्ठः पुर एता भवति Bri. Up.1.3.18.
    5. The creator.
    6. Name of Viṣṇu; सवनो भावनो भर्ता V. Sah.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गुणः the excellence or virtue of a husband; उत्कर्षं योषितः प्राप्ताः स्वैः स्वैर्भर्तृगुणैः शुभैः Ms.9.24.

    • -घ्नी a woman who murders her husband; पाषण्ड्यानाश्रितास्तेना भर्तृघ्न्यः कामगादिकाः Y.3.6.

    • -चित्त Adjective thinking of a husband; Ks.

    • -दारकः a crown-prince, prince royal, young prince, an heirapparent (a term of address chiefly used in dramas).

    • -दारिका a young princess (a term of address in dramas).

    • -देवता, -दैवता idolizing a husband.

    • -प्रिय, -भक्त Adjective devoted to one's master.

    • -लोकः the husband's world; पतिं या नाभिचरति मनोवाग्देहसंयता । सा भर्तृलोकमाप्नोति Ms. 5.165.

    • -व्रतम् fidelity or devotion to a husband. (-ता) a virtuous and devoted wife; Compare पतिव्रता.

    • -शोकः grief for the death of the husband.

    • -हरिः Name of a celebrated author to whom are ascribed the three Śatakas (शृङ्गार, नीति and वैराग्य) and also वाक्यपदीय and भट्टि- काव्य.

    • -हार्यधन Adjective (a slave) whose possessions may be taken by his master; न हि तस्यास्ति किंचित् स्वं भर्तृहार्यधनो हि सः Ms.8.417.

    • -हीन Adjective abandoned by a master.

    In the Gita9·1813·23

    गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत् ।

    gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt, — I the path and goal, the upholder, the master, the witness, the house and country, the refuge, the benignant friend; I the birth and status and… 9·18
    • भर्ताbhartānominative singular of the masculine noun bhartṛ (the upholder).
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Headwords under भ

Part 2 of 6 भरुज – भाद्रमातुरAll parts
  1. भ – भरुकच्छ
  2. भरुज – भाद्रमातुर
  3. भानतस् – भीमर
  4. भीमरस् – भेदिरम्
  5. भेद्यम् – भ्रुकुटि
  6. भ्रुड् – भ्लाश्