भृत

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৃত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬺᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভৃত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰴𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀾𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘၖတ (Burmese script)
• ભૃત (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍃𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦽꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑃂𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೃತ (Kannada script)
• ភ្ឫត (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣິຕ (Lao script)
• ഭൃത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘵𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧖𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐺𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭୃତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢺꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆸𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖴𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භෘත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚙 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ரித (Tamil script)
• భృత (Telugu script)
• ภฺฤต (Thai script)
• བྷྲྀ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒵𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨼𑨉𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भृ (bhṛ) +‎ -त (-ta). Compare भरित (bharita).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱr̩.tɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱr̩.t̪ɐ/

Participle

भृत • (bhṛtá) past passive participle (root भृ)

1. past passive participle of भृ (bhṛ); borne, carried
2. gained, acquired

Adjective

भृत • (bhṛtá) stem (root भृ)

1. (at the end of a compound) filled, full of
2. hired, paid (as a servant)

   क्षीरभृत ― kṣīrabhṛta ― receiving wages in the form of kheer

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भृत (bhṛtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भृतः bhṛtáḥ	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛtaú / bhṛtā́¹	भृताः / भृतासः¹ bhṛtā́ḥ / bhṛtā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भृत bhṛ́ta	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛ́tau / bhṛ́tā¹	भृताः / भृतासः¹ bhṛ́tāḥ / bhṛ́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भृतम् bhṛtám	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛtaú / bhṛtā́¹	भृतान् bhṛtā́n
Instrumental	भृतेन bhṛténa	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतैः / भृतेभिः¹ bhṛtaíḥ / bhṛtébhiḥ¹
Dative	भृताय bhṛtā́ya	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Ablative	भृतात् bhṛtā́t	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Genitive	भृतस्य bhṛtásya	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतानाम् bhṛtā́nām
Locative	भृते bhṛté	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतेषु bhṛtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भृता (bhṛtā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भृता bhṛtā́	भृते bhṛté	भृताः bhṛtā́ḥ
Vocative	भृते bhṛ́te	भृते bhṛ́te	भृताः bhṛ́tāḥ
Accusative	भृताम् bhṛtā́m	भृते bhṛté	भृताः bhṛtā́ḥ
Instrumental	भृतया / भृता¹ bhṛtáyā / bhṛtā́¹	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृताभिः bhṛtā́bhiḥ
Dative	भृतायै bhṛtā́yai	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृताभ्यः bhṛtā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भृतायाः / भृतायै² bhṛtā́yāḥ / bhṛtā́yai²	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृताभ्यः bhṛtā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भृतायाः / भृतायै² bhṛtā́yāḥ / bhṛtā́yai²	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतानाम् bhṛtā́nām
Locative	भृतायाम् bhṛtā́yām	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतासु bhṛtā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भृत (bhṛtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भृतम् bhṛtám	भृते bhṛté	भृतानि / भृता¹ bhṛtā́ni / bhṛtā́¹
Vocative	भृत bhṛ́ta	भृते bhṛ́te	भृतानि / भृता¹ bhṛ́tāni / bhṛ́tā¹
Accusative	भृतम् bhṛtám	भृते bhṛté	भृतानि / भृता¹ bhṛtā́ni / bhṛtā́¹
Instrumental	भृतेन bhṛténa	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतैः / भृतेभिः¹ bhṛtaíḥ / bhṛtébhiḥ¹
Dative	भृताय bhṛtā́ya	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Ablative	भृतात् bhṛtā́t	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Genitive	भृतस्य bhṛtásya	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतानाम् bhṛtā́nām
Locative	भृते bhṛté	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतेषु bhṛtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

भृत • (bhṛtá) stem, m

1. a hireling, hired servant or labourer, mercenary

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भृत (bhṛtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भृतः bhṛtáḥ	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛtaú / bhṛtā́¹	भृताः / भृतासः¹ bhṛtā́ḥ / bhṛtā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भृत bhṛ́ta	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛ́tau / bhṛ́tā¹	भृताः / भृतासः¹ bhṛ́tāḥ / bhṛ́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भृतम् bhṛtám	भृतौ / भृता¹ bhṛtaú / bhṛtā́¹	भृतान् bhṛtā́n
Instrumental	भृतेन bhṛténa	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतैः / भृतेभिः¹ bhṛtaíḥ / bhṛtébhiḥ¹
Dative	भृताय bhṛtā́ya	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Ablative	भृतात् bhṛtā́t	भृताभ्याम् bhṛtā́bhyām	भृतेभ्यः bhṛtébhyaḥ
Genitive	भृतस्य bhṛtásya	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतानाम् bhṛtā́nām
Locative	भृते bhṛté	भृतयोः bhṛtáyoḥ	भृतेषु bhṛtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अभृत (abhṛta, “unpaid”)
• आभृत (ābhṛta, “brought near”)
• उपभृत (upabhṛta, “brought near”)
• निभृत (nibhṛta)
• प्रभृत (prabhṛta, “brought forth, introduced”)
• भृतक (bhṛtaka, “brought, fetched, a servant”)
• भृतिका (bhṛtikā, “hired, wages”)
• सुभृत (subhṛta, “well paid”)

 

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: भट (bhaṭa)
• Pali: bhata (“supported, fed”), bhataka (“hired servant”), bhaṭa (“hireling, servant, soldier”)
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢 (bhata), 𑀪𑀢𑀓 (bhataka), 𑀪𑀝 (bhaṭa), 𑀪𑀝𑀓 (bhaṭaka)
  • Prakrit: 𑀪𑀬𑀕 (bhayaga, “servant”), 𑀪𑀟 (bhaḍa, “soldier”), 𑀪𑀟𑀅 (bhaḍaa, “member of a non-Aryan tribe”)
    • Eastern:
      • Bengali: ভড় (bhoṛ, “servant, soldier”)
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀼𑀅𑀕 (bhuaga, “worshipper in a temple”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhṛta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) “भृत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page {{{1}}}.