भक्त

See also: भक्ती, भक्ति, भक्तों, and भक्तो

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta). Doublet of भात (bhāt) and बख़्त (baxt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəkt̪/, [bʱɐkt̪]
• Rhymes: -əkt̪

Noun

भक्त • (bhakt) m (Urdu spelling بھکت)

1. devotee, adorer
2. (politics, slang) bhakt (ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist) [21st c.]
   • 2019 December 23, ज़फ़र आग़ा [zafar āġā], “झारखण्ड: हिन्दुत्व और ध्रुवीकरण की चाशनी में लिपटे ‘मोदी मॅजिक’ के क़िले की बुनियाद हिलने लगी है [jhārkhaṇḍ: hindutva aur dhruvīkraṇ kī cāśnī mẽ lipṭe ‘modī mĕjik’ ke qile kī buniyād hilne lagī hai]”, in Navjivan‎^[1]:

     लेकिन, राजनीति की ज़मीनी असलियत भक्तों को नज़र नहीं आ रही।

     lekin, rājnīti kī zamīnī asliyat bhaktõ ko nazar nahī̃ ā rahī.

     However, the bhakts do not understand the actual political situation.

Declension

Declension of भक्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भक्त bhakt	भक्त bhakt
oblique	भक्त bhakt	भक्तों bhaktõ
vocative	भक्त bhakt	भक्तो bhakto

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भक्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भक्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভক্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভক্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘက္တ (Burmese script)
• ભક્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਭਕ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಕ್ತ (Kannada script)
• ភក្ត (Khmer script)
• ຠກ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ഭക്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡬᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭକ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භක‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚊𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க்த (Tamil script)
• భక్త (Telugu script)
• ภกฺต (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཀྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás (“distributed, allotted, share, portion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-tó-s, from *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀 (baxta), Persian بخت (baxt). By surface analysis, भज् (bhaj, “to divide, distribute”, root) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.tɐ́/, [bʱɐk̚.tɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐk.t̪ɐ/, [ˈbʱɐk̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem

1. distributed, assigned, allotted
2. engaged in, occupied with, loyal, faithful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तः (bhaktaḥ)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्तान् (bhaktān)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktebhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भक्ता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्ता (bhaktā)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
vocative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
accusative	भक्ताम् (bhaktām)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
instrumental	भक्तया (bhaktayā) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभिः (bhaktābhiḥ)
dative	भक्तायै (bhaktāyai)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktābhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ) भक्तायै² (bhaktāyai²)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktābhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ) भक्तायै² (bhaktāyai²)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
locative	भक्तायाम् (bhaktāyām)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तासु (bhaktāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktebhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, n

1. share, portion
2. food, meal
3. boiled rice

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktebhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Khowar: بوت (bot)
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Gawar-Bati: bat
    • Grangali: bōt
    • Kalami: batt
    • Kashmiri: بَتَ (bata)
    • Phalura: بھات (bhāt), بت (bat)
    • Prasuni: bū́tū̆, butū́
    • Shina: بت (băt)
    • Shumashti: bǟt
    • Torwali: bāt
    • Waigali: bōt
• Pali: bhatta
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Awadhi: भातु (bhātu)
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: ભાત (bhāt)
          • → Kachchi: ભાંત (bhā̃t)
      • Hindustani: bhāt, bhātī
        • Devanagari script: भात, भाती
        • Arabic script: بھَات, بھَاتِی
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ভাত (bhat)
      • Bengali: ভাত (bhat)
      • Bihari: भात (bhāt)
        • Bhojpuri: भात (bhāt)
      • Chakma: 𑄞𑄖𑄴 (bhāt)
      • Odia: ଭାତ (bhāta)
      • Rohingya: bát
      • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠔ (báto)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: भात (bhāt)
        • Kumaoni: भात (bhāt)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: भात (bhāt)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: भत्त (bhatt), भात (bhāt)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ބަތް (bat̊)
      • Sinhalese: බත (bata)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Konkani: bhāta

        Devanagari script: भात (bhāt)

        Latin script: bhat

        Kannada script: ಭಾತ್ (bhāt)

      • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘝𑘹𑘽 (bhāteṃ), 𑘥𑘰𑘝 (bhāta)
        • Marathi: भात (bhāt)
  • Western:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: bhatt, bhappā

        Gurmukhi script: ਭੱਤ, ਭੱਪਾ

        Shahmukhi script: بھتّ, بھَپَّا

    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi: bhatu

        Arabic script: ڀَتُ

        Devanagari script: भतु

• → Tamil: பத்தம் (pattam)

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, m

1. a worshipper, devotee

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तः (bhaktaḥ)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्तौ (bhaktau) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā¹)	भक्तान् (bhaktān)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktebhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भक्त (bhakt)
  • → English: bhakt
• → Marathi: भक्त (bhakta)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (bhakta), 𑘥𑘐𑘝 (bhagata)
• → Punjabi: ਭਗਤ (bhagat) / بھگت (bhgt)
  • → English: bhagat
• → Marwari: भगत (bhagat)
• → Tamil: பக்தன் (paktaṉ)
• ⇒ Telugu: భక్తుడు (bhaktuḍu)

Further reading

• “भक्त॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 370, column 1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भक्त”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
• Monier Williams (1899) “Bhaktá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743, column 1.
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 610
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhakta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530