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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 भृत्य

  1. भृत्यbhṛtyaRearing, fostering, nourishing, taking care of; as in कुमारभृत्या q. v.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्या

      1. Rearing, fostering, nourishing, taking care of; as in कुमारभृत्या quod vide, which see
      2. Maintenance, support.
      3. A means of sustenance, food.
      4. Wages.
      5. Service.
    • -अध्यापनम् teaching the Veda for hire; Ms.11.62.

    • भृत्य bhṛtya, Adjective

      1. भृ क्यप् तक् च To be nourished or maintained etc. त्यः Any one requiring to be supported.
      2. A servant, dependant, slave.
      3. A king's servant, minister of state; भृत्यप्रणाशो मरणं नृपाणाम् H.2.136.
      4. A subject.
    • -जनः

      1. a servant, dependant.
      2. servants taken collectively.
    • -भर्तृ Masculine the master of a family.

    • -वर्गः the body of servants, household; यथावद् भृत्यवर्गस्य चिकीर्षेत् कर्म आदितः Mb.12.192.11.

    • -वात्सल्यम् kindness to servants.

    • -वृत्तिः Feminine maintenance of servants; यस्य त्रैवार्षिकं भक्तं पर्याप्तं भृत्यवृत्तये Ms.11.7.

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Headwords under भ

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