Pāli Dictionary

bhārata

bharatastemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective


general

  • regarding the Bharata (war); of the Bharatas

Encyclopedia

8 entries

Bhārata
Person
  • A royal title applied to several kings in different Jātaka tales, including rulers of Uttarapañcāla and Bārāṇasī.

Bharata
Personapproximate
  • An ancient sage who, through a life of holiness, was reborn in the Brahmā world.

Bharata2
Personapproximate
  • The Bodhisatta born as king of Roruva and husband of Samuddavijayā, whose story is told in the Āditta Jātaka.

Bharata3
Personapproximate
  • A hunter who brought down from the Himalayas the chief of a troop of monkeys whose cry features in the Aṭṭhasadda Jātaka.

Bharata4
Personapproximate
  • A householder of Campā who, with his brother Nandaka, entered the Order after Soṇa Kolivisa’s renunciation and became an Arahant, and who in a past life had given a pair of fine sandals to the Buddha Anomadassī.

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Bharata5
Personapproximate
  • A king of the Sovīras during the time of Reṇu, whose capital was Roruva.

Bharata6
Personapproximate
  • A king of Bārāṇasī of the Okkāka dynasty and father of Dasaratha.

Bharata7
Personapproximate
  • A descendant of the Mahāsammata line and son of Sāgaradeva, who was the father of Aṅgīrasa.

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