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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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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  2. अनुभ्रातृanubhrātṛm.A younger brother (अनुगतो भ्रातरम्).

    A younger brother (अनुगतो भ्रातरम्).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. भ्रातृbhrātṛm. (connection with √भृ doubtful) a brother (often used to designate a near relative or an intimate friend…

    masculine gender (connection with √भृ doubtful) a brother (often used to designate a near relative or an intimate friend, especially as a term of friendly address) fg-veda etc. etc.; dual number brother and sister Pa1n2. 1-2, 68. [confer, compare Zend bra1tar; Greek φράτηρ etc.; Latin frater; Lithuanian broter-e7lis; Slavonic or Slavonian bratru7; Gothic brothar; German bruoder, Bruder; English brother .]

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  2. अचलभ्रातृacalabhrātṛm. N. of a Bra1hman Brahman from Oude, who became one of the eleven heads of Gan2as गण s among the Jainas जैन…

    masculine gender Name of a Bra1hman Brahman from Oude, who became one of the eleven heads of Gan2as गण s among the Jainas जैन s .

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  3. अनुभ्रातृanubhrātṛm. a younger brother.

    masculine gender a younger brother.

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  4. अनूढाभ्रातृanūḍhābhrātṛm. the brother of an unmarried woman
    1. masculine gender the brother of an unmarried woman
    2. masculine gender the brother of the concubine of a king.
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  5. अभ्रातृabhrātṛmfn. brotherless RV. i, 124, 7 (nom. sg. f. त्/आ); iv, 5, 5 (nom. pl. f. त्/अरस्) AV. i, 17, 1 (nom. pl. f.…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective brotherless fg-veda i, 124, 7 (nominative case sg. feminine त्/आ); iv, 5, 5 (nominative case plural feminine त्/अरस्) AV. i, 17, 1 (nominative case plural feminine अभ्र्/आतरस्) Nir. iii, 5 (accusative sg. feminine that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्रीम्).

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  6. अभ्रातृकabhrātṛkamf(आ)n. brotherless Nir. &c.

    mf(आ)neuter gender brotherless Nir. etc.

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  7. अभ्रातृघ्नीabhrātṛghnī(/अभ्रातृ-) f. (√हन्), not killing a brother AV. xiv, 1, 62.

    (/अभ्रातृ-) feminine (√हन्), not killing a brother AV. xiv, 1, 62.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अभ्रातृabhrātṛa-bhrâtri, ˚क [-ka] a. brotherless.

    a-bhrâtri, ˚क [-ka] adjective brotherless.

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