Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

bhṛtya भृत्य – as, ā, am, to be nourished or maintained

adjective · substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

bhṛtya ·m. dependant, servant, minister of a king; abstr. °tā f., °tva n.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Bhṛtya, as, ā, am, to be nourished or main- tained; (as), m. one who is to be supported, a dependent, servant, (kim-bhṛtya, a bad servant), slave; subject; the servant of a king, a minister [cf. rāja-bh˚]; (ā), f. fostering, rearing; service, de- pendence; maintenance, support, sustenance, food; hire, wages.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

bhṛ́tya (von 1. bhar) m. P. 3,1,112. VOP. 26,17. VOP. 26,18. der zu Unterhaltende, Diener; auch von den höheren Beamten eines Fürsten, den Ministern gebraucht, AK. 2,10,17. H. 360. MED. y. 42. ŚĀṄKH. GṚHY. 4,11. KAUŚ. 76. KAUŚ. 140. M. 3,72. M. 3,112. M. 3,116. M. 4,251. M. 5,22. M. 7,36. M. 7,67. M. 7,143. M. 7,226. M. 9,324. YĀJÑ. 1,105. YĀJÑ. 1,216. YĀJÑ. 1,333. MBH. 3,11925. HARIV. 2251 (nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg.). R. 1,22,4. R. 1,52,8. R. 1,53,6. R. 1,54,6. R. 2,24,3. R. 5,70,6. R. 6,82,152. SUŚR. 1,335,4. KĀM. NĪTIS. 4,64. RAGH. 11,49. Spr. 783. jānīyātpreṣaṇe bhṛtyān Spr. 970. Spr. 1638. Spr. 1940. Spr. 2065—2067. Spr. 3891. VID. 179. BHĀG. P. 8,8,37. PAÑCAR. 2,2,73. LA. (II) 92,10. TRIK. 1,1,72. rāja˚ R. GORR. 1,55,6. — Vgl. andhra˚, gauḍabhṛtyapura, para˚, bāla˚, rāṣṭra˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

bhṛtya — 1〉 m. Diener; auch von den hohen Beamten eines Fürsten, den Ministern gebraucht. — 2〉 f. ā — a〉 *Lebensunterhalt, Lohn. — b〉 Pflege in kumāra˚.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

bhṛtya a. [bhṛ-kyap tak ca] To be nourished or maintained &c. — tyaḥ 1 Any one requiring to be supported. 2 A servant, dependant, slave. 3 A king's servant, minister of state; H. 2. 142. 4 A subject. — tyā 1 Rearing, fostering, nourishing, taking care of; as in kumārabhṛtyā q. v. 2 Maintenance, support. 3 A means of sustenance, food. 4 Wages. 5 Service. Comp. — adhyāpanaṃ teaching the Veda for hire. — janaḥ 1 a servant, dependant. 2 servants taken collectively. — bhartṛ m. the master of a family. — vargaḥ the body of servants. — vātsalyaṃ kindness to servants. — vṛttiḥ f. maintenance of servants; Ms. 11. 7.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

bhṛtya m. Diener, Untergebener, Minister; f. ā Pflege.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

bhṛtya m. [f. ā] mms. — F. gages.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 1 occurrence

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