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Entry भ्रातृ

  1. भ्रातृbhrātṛm.A brother.

    [भ्राज्-तृच् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; Compare Uṇ.2.96.]

    1. A brother.
    2. An intimate friend or relation.
    3. A near relative in general.
    4. A term of friendly address (my good friend); भ्रातः कष्टमहो Bh.3.37;2.34; तत्त्वं चिन्तय तदिदं भ्रातः Moha M.3. -Dual. A brother and sister. Compare Latin frater; Zend bratar, English brother.-Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गन्धि, -गन्धिक Adjective having only the name of a brother, a brother in mere name.

    • -गन्धिकः, -गन्धिन् Masculine a brother in mere name; गत्वा चाह्वय सुग्रीव वालिनं भ्रातृगन्धिनम् Rām.4.12.13.

    • -जः a brother's son.

    • -जाया (also भ्रातुर्जाया) a brother's wife, a sister-in-law; अव्यापन्नामविहतगतिर्द्रक्ष्यसि भ्रातृजायाम् Me.1.

    • -दत्तम् property given by a brother to a sister at the time of her marriage; मातृकं भ्रातृदत्तं वा स्तेना स्याद्यदि तं हरेत् Ms.9.92.

    • -द्वितीया the second day of the bright half of Kārtika (when sisters invite their brothers to their houses and entertain them, who in their turn give them presents; the day seems to have been so called on account of Yamunā having entertained her brother Yama on that day; Compare यमद्वितीया).

    • -पुत्रः (also भ्रातुष्पुत्रः) a brother's son. (-त्री) a niece.

    • -वधूः a brother's wife.

    • -भगिन्यौ a brother and sister.

    • -श्वशुरः elder brother of the husband.

    • -हत्या fratricide.

    In the Gita1·26

    तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् ।

    tatrāpaśyatsthitānpārthaḥ pitÔnatha pitāmahān, — Then saw Partha standing upon opposite sides, uncles and grandsires, teachers, mother’s brothers, cousins, sons and grandsons, comrades… 1·26
    • भ्रातृन्‌bhrātṛnaccusative plural of the masculine noun bhrātṛ (brother).
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Headwords under भ

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