भ्रातृbhrātṛm.A brother.
[भ्राज्-तृच् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; Compare Uṇ.2.96.]
- A brother.
- An intimate friend or relation.
- A near relative in general.
- 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
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-गन्धि, -गन्धिक Adjective having only the name of a brother, a brother in mere name.
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-गन्धिकः, -गन्धिन् Masculine a brother in mere name; गत्वा चाह्वय सुग्रीव वालिनं भ्रातृगन्धिनम् Rām.4.12.13.
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-जः a brother's son.
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-जाया (also भ्रातुर्जाया) a brother's wife, a sister-in-law; अव्यापन्नामविहतगतिर्द्रक्ष्यसि भ्रातृजायाम् Me.1.
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-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.
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-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).
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-पुत्रः (also भ्रातुष्पुत्रः) a brother's son. (-त्री) a niece.
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-वधूः a brother's wife.
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-भगिन्यौ a brother and sister.
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-श्वशुरः elder brother of the husband.
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-हत्या fratricide.
