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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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).
  2. अनुभर्तृanubhartṛm.Praising conformably, imitating.
    1. Praising conformably, imitating.
    2. Supporting, strengthening.
    3. Penetrating, एषा स्या वो मरुतोऽनुभत्रीं प्रति ष्टोभति वाघतो न वाणी Rv.1.88.6.
  3. अपभर्तृapabhartṛa.Ved. Taking away, destroying.

    Vedic Taking away, destroying.

  4. अभर्तृकाabhartṛkā1 A widow.
    1. 1 A widow.
    2. An unmarried woman.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भर्तृbhartṛm. (once in S3Br. भ्/अर्तृ) a bearer ([cf. Lat. fertor]), one who bears or carries or maintains (with gen. or…
    1. masculine gender (once in S3Br. भ्/अर्तृ) a bearer ([confer, compare Latin fertor]), one who bears or carries or maintains (with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') fg-veda S3Br. MBh.
    2. masculine gender a preserver, protector, maintainer, chief, lord, master fg-veda etc. (f(त्र्/ई). a female supporter or nourisher, a mother AV. Kaus3. TBr.)
    3. masculine gender a husband fg-veda v, 58, 7 Mn. MBh. etc.
  2. अंशुभर्तृaṃśubhartṛm. "lord of rays", the sun L.

    masculine gender "lord of rays", the sun Lexicographers

  3. अनुभर्तृanubhartṛmf(त्र्/ई)n. supporting, strengthening (Gmn.), penetrating (NBD.) RV. i, 88, 6.

    mf(त्र्/ई)neuter gender supporting, strengthening (Gmn.), penetrating (NBD.) fg-veda i, 88, 6.

  4. अपभर्तृapabhartṛmfn. taking away RV. ii, 33, 7, destroying.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective taking away fg-veda ii, 33, 7, destroying.

  5. अभर्तृकाabhartṛkāf. an unmarried woman
    1. feminine an unmarried woman
    2. feminine a widow.
  6. अभिभर्तृabhibhartṛind. towards the husband S3is3. ix, 35
    1. indeclinable towards the husband S3is3. ix, 35
    2. indeclinable before (id est in presence of) the husband S3is3. ix, 77.