Pāli Dictionary

bhata

bharroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhar1carry; support

Synonyms

dhata

general

  • supported, reared, nurtured, maintained; borne, carried

  • AN 7.64

    yāya mātu bhato poso, imaṃ lokaṃ avekkhati, tam'pi pāṇadadiṃ santiṃ, hanti kuddho puthujjano.

  • a servant, hireling (one who is maintained by another)

bhaṭa1

approximate

bharroottasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

bhar1carry; support

general

  • work; employment; wages; salary

bhaṭa2

approximate

bharroottasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a soldier; a hireling; a constable or guard

  • SN 42.13

    aññathādhammā koliyānaṃ lambacūḷakā bhaṭā, aññathādhammo'ham'asmī'ti. tvañ'hi nāma, gāmaṇi, lacchasi, pāṭaliyo gāmaṇi jānāti koliyānaṃ lambacūḷake bhaṭe dussīle pāpadhamme, na ca pāṭaliyo gāmaṇi dussīlo pāpadhammo'ti, kasmā tathāgato na lacchati, tathāgato m'āyaṃ jānāti, na ca tathāgato māyāvī'ti?

bhātar

approximate

via inflected form bhātā · nominative singular / vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

bhāti, bhātika, bhātuka

general

  • brother; half-brother; close male relative or cousin

  • DN 16

    idāni, bhante, deve vassante deve gaḷagaḷāyante vijjullatāsu niccharantīsu asaniyā phalantiyā dve kassakā bhātaro hatā cattāro ca balibaddā

  • MN 13

    mātā'pi puttena vivadati, putto'pi mātarā vivadati, pitā'pi puttena vivadati, putto'pi pitarā vivadati, bhātā'pi bhātarā vivadati, bhātā'pi bhaginiyā vivadati, bhaginī'pi bhātarā vivadati, sahāyo'pi sahāyena vivadati.

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