भर्तृ

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰártā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰártā (see below).

Pronunciation

Noun

भर्तृ • (bhártṛ) stem, m (root भृ)

  1. husband
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.58.7:
      प्रथिष्ट यामन्पृथिवी चिदेषां भर्तेव गर्भं स्वमिच्छवो धुः ।
      वातान्ह्यश्वान्धुर्यायुयुज्रे वर्षं स्वेदं चक्रिरे रुद्रियासः ॥
      prathiṣṭa yāmanpṛthivī cideṣāṃ bharteva garbhaṃ svamicchavo dhuḥ.
      vātānhyaśvāndhuryāyuyujre varṣaṃ svedaṃ cakrire rudriyāsaḥ.
      Even Earth hath spread herself wide at their coming, and they as husbands have with power impregned her.
      They to the pole have yoked the winds for coursers: their sweat have they made rain, these Sons of Rudra.
    • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti
    • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
Declension
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of भर्तृ (bhártṛ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भर्ता
bhártā
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhártārau / bhártārā¹
भर्तारः
bhártāraḥ
Vocative भर्तः
bhártaḥ
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhártārau / bhártārā¹
भर्तारः
bhártāraḥ
Accusative भर्तारम्
bhártāram
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhártārau / bhártārā¹
भर्तॄन्
bhártṝn
Instrumental भर्त्रा
bhártrā
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhártṛbhyām
भर्तृभिः
bhártṛbhiḥ
Dative भर्त्रे
bhártre
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhártṛbhyām
भर्तृभ्यः
bhártṛbhyaḥ
Ablative भर्तुः
bhártuḥ
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhártṛbhyām
भर्तृभ्यः
bhártṛbhyaḥ
Genitive भर्तुः
bhártuḥ
भर्त्रोः
bhártroḥ
भर्तॄणाम्
bhártṝṇām
Locative भर्तरि
bhártari
भर्त्रोः
bhártroḥ
भर्तृषु
bhártṛṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Kalasha: berú
  • Old Gujarati: भरतार (bharatāra)
  • Hindi: भतार (bhatār)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: ভতাৰ (bhotar)
    • Kamta: ভাতাৰ (bhatar)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼 (bhattu)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘨𑘿𑘝𑘰𑘨 (bhartāra), 𑘥𑘰𑘝𑘰𑘨 (bhātāra)
  • Pali: bhattar
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਭੱਤਾਰ (bhattār) (uncommon, poetic)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼 (bhattu)
  • Sindhi: ڀَتَارُ / भतारु

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰartā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰartā́, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to bear, carry). Cognate with Latin fertor.

Pronunciation

Noun

भर्तृ • (bhartṛ́) stem, m (root भृ)

  1. bearer
  2. preserver, nourisher, master
Declension
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of भर्तृ (bhartṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भर्ता
bhartā́
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhartā́rau / bhartā́rā¹
भर्तारः
bhartā́raḥ
Vocative भर्तः
bhártaḥ
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhártārau / bhártārā¹
भर्तारः
bhártāraḥ
Accusative भर्तारम्
bhartā́ram
भर्तारौ / भर्तारा¹
bhartā́rau / bhartā́rā¹
भर्तॄन्
bhartṝ́n
Instrumental भर्त्रा
bhartrā́
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhartṛ́bhyām
भर्तृभिः
bhartṛ́bhiḥ
Dative भर्त्रे
bhartré
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhartṛ́bhyām
भर्तृभ्यः
bhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative भर्तुः
bhartúḥ
भर्तृभ्याम्
bhartṛ́bhyām
भर्तृभ्यः
bhartṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive भर्तुः
bhartúḥ
भर्त्रोः
bhartróḥ
भर्तॄणाम्
bhartṝṇā́m
Locative भर्तरि
bhartári
भर्त्रोः
bhartróḥ
भर्तृषु
bhartṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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