Pāli Dictionary

bhāra1

bharrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

bhar1carry; support

Synonyms

dhura

general

  • a burden; load; weight (something carried)

  • Thag 17.2

    pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ, ohito garuko bhāro, bhavanetti samūhatā.

  • SN 22.22

    bhārañ'ca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi bhārahārañ'ca bhār'ādānañ'ca bhāranikkhepanañ'ca. taṃ suṇātha. katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhāro?

  • a duty; task; responsibility; difficult matter (a burden figuratively)

  • AN 2.99

    dve'me, bhikkhave, bālā. katame dve? yo ca anāgataṃ bhāraṃ vahati, yo ca āgataṃ bhāraṃ na vahati. ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālā'ti.

bhāra2

bharrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • difficult; burdensome; heavy to bear

bhara

approximate

bharrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhar1carry; support

Synonyms

hārī, dhara, hāra, vāhaka

general

  • supporting; bearing; carrying (esp. in compounds, e.g. mātāpettibhara ‘one who supports his parents’)

  • Ud 3.7

    piṇḍapātikassa bhikkhuno, attabharassa anaññaposino, devā pihayanti tādino, upasantassa sadā satīmato'ti.

  • Kp 9

    santussako ca subharo ca, appakicco ca sallahukavutti, sant'indriyo ca nipako ca, appagabbho kulesu ananugiddho.

bharati

approximate

bhṛroot

via inflected form bhara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

bhar1carry; support

Synonyms

anuggaṇhāti

general

  • bears; supports; maintains; feeds

  • Snp 1.6

    yo mātaraṃ vā pitaraṃ vā, jiṇṇakaṃ gatayobbanaṃ, pahu santo na bharati, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ.

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