Bhakta, Bhākta: 20 definitions

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra

Bhakta (भक्त, “devotee”).—According to the Mānasāra LIX, 1-2, “The characteristic features of all devotees (bhakta) are now stated in order. It is said that their division is four-fold; the measurement of each is ascertained in accordance to that division. Now, the first is said ta be sālokya, the second, sāmīpya, and the third should be sārūpya, and the fourth, sāyūjya; thus the four kinds.”

According to the Mānasāra LIX, 3-4, “Sālokya is said ta be the yoking of bhakti, jñāna, and vairāgya. Jñāna and vairāgya yoked together is stated as sāmīpya. The conjoining of dhyāna alone is ascertained as sārūpya. Pure jñāna yoked together is sāyūjya, the possession of the supreme truth.

The names of the four classes evince a hierarchical grade of spiritual ascent or degrees in the state of union with the deity. Thus, sālokya, literally meaning “being in the world”, in this scheme connotes “inhabitation of the divine realm”; similarly, sāmīpya, is “being near the deity”, sārūpya, “assuming divine form or likeness”, and sāyūjya, “consummate union with the divine”.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Bhakta (भक्त).—Forming a part or portion (of something in connection with which it has been prescribed as an augment) cf. तद्भक्तस्तद्ग्रहणेन गृह्यते (tadbhaktastadgrahaṇena gṛhyate) Vyadi Pari. 17; cf. also आमः सुडयं भक्तः आम्ग्रहणेन ग्राहिष्यते (āmaḥ suḍayaṃ bhaktaḥ āmgrahaṇena grāhiṣyate) M. Bh. on P. VII. 1.33.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shaktism)

Bhakta (भक्त) or Bhaktatantra refers to one of the twenty-three Vāmatantras, belonging to the Śāktāgama (or Śāktatantra) division of the Āgama tradition. The Śāktāgamas represent the wisdom imparted by Devī to Īśvara and convey the idea that the worship of Śakti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasamuccaya of Vairocana, the Śāktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Bhakta-tantra belonging to the Vāma class.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Bhakta (भक्त) refers to “cooked rice” as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—According to Bhojanakutūhala, the cooked rice is prepared through the following steps. The rice grains should be washed at first. Then it should be cooked in water. The ratio between rice and water is 1:5. After cooking, the excess water is poured off. This preparation is called bhakta. This can be served as a dish which is termed as kevalānna in Bhojanakutūhala.

Cooked rice dishes are of six types based upon the different ingredients used along with rice. These, collectively called as ṣaḍvidhānna. They are:—

paramānna (rice cooked in milk),
haridrānna (rice cooked with turmeric),
dadhyanna (cooked rice mixed with curds),
kṛsarodana (rice cooked with sesame),
guḍodana (rice cooked with jaggery),
mudgānna (rice cooked with greengram).

To describe this ṣaḍvidhānna the author quotes an Ayurvedic text namely Kriyāsāra.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Bhakta (भक्त):—Food or drinks consumed by the individual.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Bhakta (भक्त) refers to “devotee;one devoted to bhakti-yoga and one’s worshipable deity”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Bhakta (भक्त) refers to:—A devotee. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Bhakta (भक्त) refers to:—Devotees of the Lord; types of devotees include:. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhakta (भक्त).—c (S) A worshiper, votary, or follower of; one devoted or attached to. Ex. bhagavadbhakta, gurubhakta, haribhakta, pitṛbhakta.

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bhakta (भक्त).—n m S Boiled rice or other corn.

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bhakta (भक्त).—p S Worshiped or adored. 2 Dressed or cooked.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bhakta (भक्त).—c A worshipper of; one devoted to.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhakta (भक्त).—p. p. [bhaj-kta]

1) Distributed, allotted, assigned; वामहस्ताहृतं चान्नं भक्तं पर्युषितं च यत् (vāmahastāhṛtaṃ cānnaṃ bhaktaṃ paryuṣitaṃ ca yat) Mb.12.36.31.

2) Divided.

3) Served, worshipped.

4) Engaged in, attentive to.

5) Attached or devoted to, loyal, faithful; मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु (manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru) Bg.9.34.

6) Dressed, cooked (as food).

7) Forming a part of, belonging to.

8) Loved, liked (at the end of comp.).

-ktaḥ A worshipper, adorer, devotee, votary, faithful attendant; भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति (bhakto'si me sakhā ceti) Bg.4.3;7.23;9.31; भक्तानां त्रिविधानां च लक्षणं श्रूयतामिति । तृणशय्यारतो भक्तो मन्नाम- गुणकीर्तिषु । मनो निवेशयेत् त्यक्त्वा संसारसुखकारणम् (bhaktānāṃ trividhānāṃ ca lakṣaṇaṃ śrūyatāmiti | tṛṇaśayyārato bhakto mannāma- guṇakīrtiṣu | mano niveśayet tyaktvā saṃsārasukhakāraṇam) || Brav. P.

-ktam 1 A share, portion.

2) Food; वन्यं सुविहितं नित्यं भक्तमश्नाति पञ्चमम् (vanyaṃ suvihitaṃ nityaṃ bhaktamaśnāti pañcamam) Rām.5.36.41; भक्तं भुक्तं ततः किम् (bhaktaṃ bhuktaṃ tataḥ kim) Bh.3. 74; also meal; तथैव सप्तमे भक्ते भक्तानि षडनश्नता (tathaiva saptame bhakte bhaktāni ṣaḍanaśnatā) Ms.11.16; चतुर्थभक्तक्षपणं वैश्ये शूद्रे विधीयते (caturthabhaktakṣapaṇaṃ vaiśye śūdre vidhīyate) Mb.13.16.

3) Boiled rice; गन्धेन स्फुरता मनागनुसृतो भक्तस्य सर्पिष्मतः (gandhena sphuratā manāganusṛto bhaktasya sarpiṣmataḥ) U.4.1.

4) Any eatable grain boiled with water.

5) Adoration, worship.

6) The grain; यस्य त्रैवार्षिकं भक्तं पर्याप्तं भृत्यवृत्तये (yasya traivārṣikaṃ bhaktaṃ paryāptaṃ bhṛtyavṛttaye) Ms.11.7; Mb.12.165.5 (bhaktaṃ ekāhaparyāptaṃ dhānyam Nīlakaṇṭha).

7) The wages, remuneration (vetana); Mb. 13.23.7.

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Bhākta (भाक्त).—a.

1) Regularly fed by another, a dependant, retainer.

2) Fit for food.

3) Inferior, secondary (opp. mukhya), often used in the Ś. B. in this sense.

4) Used in a secondary sense.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhakta (भक्त).—nt. (Sanskrit) food, is occasionally used instead of bhojya of specifically soft food, in contrast with khādya or khajja, hard food; so in Mahāvastu iii.39.4 bhakta-khajjam, see khajja; and more clearly iii.15.9 (tasya prabhūtaṃ [Page404-1b+ 4] khādya-bhojyaṃ) dinnaṃ, mahantaṃ gopiṭakaṃ khajja- kasya, mahatī ca alindā bhaktasya…, which is resumed below, l. 12, by taṃ khajjakasya gopiṭakaṃ ekadukāye sarvam khāditaṃ, sā ca odanasya mahatī alindā…Here [Page405-a+ 71] it is obvious that bhakta is not only contrasted with khajjaka but identified with odana, which is regularly the food put in an alindā or °da, q.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhakta (भक्त).—mfn.

(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Attached or attentive to, devoted to, engrossed by. 2. Served, worshipped. 3. Dressed, cooked. 4. Distributed. 5. Divided. 6. Loyal. n.

(-ktaṃ) 1. Boiled-rice. 2. Food. 3. Any edible grain boiled with water. 4. A share. m.

(-ktaḥ) A follower, a votary. E. bhaj to serve, &c. aff. kta .

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Bhākta (भाक्त).—m.

(-ktaḥ) 1. A follower, a dependent, one to whom food is regularly given. 2. Grain, edible grain, as rice, &c. f. (-ktī) 1. Fit for food. 2. Inferior, secondary. 3. Confined to any science, (as a term). 4. Dependant. E. bhakta food, aff. aṇ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhakta (भक्त).—i. e. ptcple. pf. pass. of bhaj (in the signification To cook, cf. also bhakṣ), n. 1. Food, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 271. 2. Boiled rice. 3. A meal, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 16.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhakta (भक्त).—[adjective] distributed, divided; attached or devoted to, faithful, [masculine] a worshipper or adorer ([locative], [genetive], [accusative], or —°); [neuter] food, nourishment, meal.

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Bhākta (भाक्त).—[adjective] subordinate, secondary; [masculine] [Name] of cert. sects.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bhakta (भक्त):—a bhakti etc. See p.743.

2) [from bhaj] b mfn. distributed, assigned, allotted, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

3) [v.s. ...] divided, [Sūryasiddhānta]

4) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) forming part of, belonging to, [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) loved, liked, [Pāṇini 4-2, 54]

6) [v.s. ...] served, worshipped, [Horace H. Wilson]

7) [v.s. ...] dressed, cooked, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] engaged in, occupied with, attached or devoted to, loyal, faithful, honouring, worshipping, serving ([locative case] [genitive case] [accusative] or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

9) [v.s. ...] m. a worshipper, votary ([especially] as Name of a division of the Śāktas), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 523 n. 1]

10) [v.s. ...] n. food or a meal, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

11) [v.s. ...] boiled rice, [Uttararāma-carita]

12) [v.s. ...] any eatable grain boiled with water

13) [v.s. ...] a vessel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) [v.s. ...] a share, portion, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

15) Bhākta (भाक्त):—1. bhākta mf(ī)n. ([from] bhakta) regularly fed by another, a dependent, retainer, [Pāṇini 4-4, 68]

16) fit for food, [ib., iv, 4, 100.]

17) 2. bhākta mf(ī)n., ([from] bhakti) inferior, secondary (opp. to mukhya), [Śaṃkarācārya; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

18) m. [plural] ‘the faithful ones’, Name of a Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva sect, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Bhakta (भक्त):—(partic. von bhaj)

1) adj. a) zugetheilt; s. deva, bhaga . — b) getheilt, dividirt; s. u. bhaj . — c) einen Theil von Etwas bildend, zu Etwas gehörig: akāramātrabhakto yaṃ mugāgamaḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 2, 82,] [Scholiast] dhātubhaktatvāt weil es zur Wurzel gehört [7, 4, 30, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 2, Scholiast] suṭo bhaktatvāt weil das eingeschobene sa nicht dazu gehört [7, 2, 43, Scholiast] — d) geliebt, was man gern hat; am Ende eines comp. zur Bezeichnung von Gegenden, die vorzugsweise von bestimmten Pflanzen, Familien u. s. w. geliebt und bewohnt werden, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 54.] Wird als Suffix aufgefasst. — e) zugethan, zugeneigt, ergeben, treu anhängend, Verehrer [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 181.] māṃ bhaktāṃ bhajitumarhasi [Mahābhārata 1, 3260.] bhaktaṃ māṃ bhaja bhāvini [6573. 3, 1860.] bhaktaṃ ca bhajamānaṃ ca [5, 1037. 12, 4262.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 54, 4.] [Spr. 2002. fgg. 3849. 3363. 4647] (an den beiden letzten Stellen zugleich Speise). [Kathāsaritsāgara 49, 78.] [Bhagavadgītā 7, 21. 9, 33.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 81, 17.] Die Ergänzung im loc.: goṣu [Mahābhārata 13, 3928.] asmāsu [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 31, 36.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 40, 47. 42, 89.] im gen.: bhakto si me sakhā ca [Bhagavadgītā 4, 3. 9, 31.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 109, 10. 6, 97, 17.] te putrā ye piturbhaktāḥ [Spr. 1059.] pāṣaṇḍānāṃ nāstikānāṃ ca bhaktaḥ (rājā) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 76.] bhaktā sā hi mama [Kathāsaritsāgara 50, 126. 32, 190.] im acc.: bhaktā nārāyaṇaṃ devam [Mahābhārata 12, 4076.] taṃ bhakto lakṣmaṇaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 19, 21.] [Nalopākhyāna 13, 31] (wo der acc. auch von anugatā abhängen kann). im comp. vorangehend: ananya [MAITRYUP. 6, 29.] madbhakta [Bhagavadgītā 7, 23. 9, 34.] [Nalopākhyāna 10, 14.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 128.] guru [Sāvitryupākhyāna 5, 95.] puraṃdarahutāśa [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 15, 14.] viṣṇu [Spr. 4708.] abhakta [1976. 5156.] Vgl. eka . —

2) m. a) Bez. einer Śivaitischen Secte (die Frommen) [Oxforder Handschriften 248,a,7.] Vgl. 2. bhākta . — b) Bez. einer Viṣṇuitischen Secte [Oxforder Handschriften 248,a,14.] Vgl. 2. bhākta . —

3) n. Theil, Speisetheil, Speise, Nahrung; Mahlzeit [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 48. 3, 4, 1, 5.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 15.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 395.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Halāyudha 2, 164.] taveduṣo.vyuṣi.sūryasya ca.saṃ bha.tena gamemahi [Ṛgveda 7, 81, 2.] brāhmaṇānbhaktenopepset [GOBH. 1, 9, 3. 4, 5, 7.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 1. 8. 12. 21. 27. 28.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 71.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 127.] yasya traivārṣikaṃ bhaktaṃ paryāptaṃ bhṛtyavṛttaye [11, 7.] bhaktaṃ ca vetanaṃ ca [Mahābhārata 2, 182. fg. 186.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 182. 276.] [Suśruta 1, 122, 7. 2, 38, 6. 165, 4.] [Spr. 3363. 4647.] da [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 278.] dāyaka [271.] śuklāṣṭamīṃ na sāśnīyādbhaktadvayam [Harivaṃśa 7882.] saptame bhakte, bhaktāni ṣaṭ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 16.] pakṣe pakṣe gate yastu bhaktamaśnāti [Mahābhārata 13, 5163.] yastu saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ caturthaṃ bhaktamaśnute die vierte Mahlzeit (so dass drei Mahlzeiten übersprungen werden) [5173.] ṣaṣṭhabhakta adj. der (5 Mahlzeiten übersprungt und nur) die sechste Mahlzeit geniesst [12, 8889.] eine ordentliche Mahlzeit im Gegens. zu kadaśana [Spr. 4079.] antarābhakta Medicin, welche zwischen zwei Mahlzeiten genommen wird, [Suśruta 2, 555, 4.] — Vgl. adho, eka, caturtha, 2. nirbhakta, prabhu, prājbhakta, madhye, sa, bhākta, bhāktika .

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Bhākta (भाक्त):—1. (von bhakta) adj. f. ī

1) dem regelmässig Speise gereicht wird [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 68.] —

2) zur Speise sich eignend [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 4, 100.] śālayaḥ [Scholiast]

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Bhākta (भाक्त):—2. (von bhakti)

1) adj. f. ī untergeordnet, secundär (Gegens. mukhya) [] zu [Kaṭhopaniṣad 1, 1.] [Scholiast] zu [KAṆ. 7, 2, 5. 6.] [Tithyāditattva im Śabdakalpadruma] —

2) m. Bez. einer Viṣṇuitischen und Śivaitischen Secte, die Gläubigen, Frommen [WILSON, Sel. Works I, 15. 17. 250. fgg.]; vgl. bhakta 2,a,b.

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Bhakta (भक्त):—

3) aṣṭama die achte Mahlzeit (so dass sieben übersprungen werden) [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 321.]

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Bhākta (भाक्त):—2.

1) [Sāhityadarpana 342, 16.] — bhākta a follower [BENFEY] nach [Raghuvaṃśa 11, 2]; hier ist aber labdhavarṇabhāktam = labdhavarṇabhāk tam .

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