Bhattaraka, Bhaṭṭāraka: 16 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Bhattarak.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Bhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक) in Sanskrit (or Bhaṭṭāraya in Prakrit) is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(Sircar 1966 p. 52).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक) refers to the “venerable (great grand guru)”, according to Abhinavagupta’s Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (on the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā verse 4.16).—Accordingly, “This new, easy [path]—(easy) because it lacks in the (need for) skill in the external and internal exertions (usually required) for the (removal of one’s) afflictions, [practices] such as appropriate conduct [caryā] and breath exercises [prāṇāyāma]—which is included in all the secret śāstras, (and) is not well known since it has been concealed from public view, was first explained in the śāstra (entitled) the Śivadṛṣṭi by the venerable Somānanda, our great grand guru (parameṣṭhin-bhaṭṭāraka)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBhaṭṭāraka.—(IE 8-2; CII 3; EI 30), title used in Sanskrit but really Prakrit derived from Sanskrit bhartṛ through the plural form bhartāraḥ = Prakrit bhaṭṭāra (see Svāmin); often suffixed to the personal names of paramount sovereigns as well as of feudatory Mahārājas, or Yuvarājas (crown-princes); applied to gods and priests in the sense of ‘worthy of worship or sacred’. Cf. bappa-bhaṭṭāraka-pāda-parigṛhīta, bhaṭṭāraka- Mahāsena-parigṛhīta, etc. (EI 33), the king. (SII 1), title of Jain religious teachers. (CII 4), title of Śaiva ascetics, etc. (LP), a respected man. (EI 11), probably, epithet of the chief priest of a temple. (SITI), a deity; a spiritual preceptor. Note: bhaṭṭāraka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक).—a. (-rikā f.) Venerable, worshipful &c.; see भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra) above.
-kaḥ 1 A sage, saint.
2) The sun.
3) A god, deity.
4) (In dramas) A king.
5) An epithet applied to great and learned men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Venerable, respectable, entitled to reverence or to homage. m.
(-ktaḥ) 1. A sage, a Muni or saint. 2. A deity. 3. (In theatrical language,) A king. 4. The sun. 5. A term especially applied to a Baudd'ha teacher. E. bhaṭa to nourish, aff. kvip, tṛ to pass, aff. khul and ta changed to ṭa; otherwise with ṭal to be confused, the same aff., and la changed to ṣa; a cherisher and punisher, a distributor of rewards and punishments; again, bhaṭṭa said here to mean, authority ṛ to go to or obtain, aṇ aff. kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक).—[bhaṭṭāra + ka], I. adj., f. rikā, Venerable, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 13, 18. Ii. m. 1. Sir, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 28, 4. 2. The sun(?), [Hitopadeśa] 48, 3, M. M. Iii. f. rikā, Lady, tutelar deity, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 31, 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक).—[masculine] lord (applied to gods & learned men).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Svachanda, śaiva. Quoted by Kṣemarāja Hall. p. 197.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhaṭṭaraka (भट्टरक):—[from bhaṭṭa] mf(ikā)n. venerable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Bhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक):—[from bhaṭṭa] m. a great lord, venerable or worshipful person (used of gods and of great or learned men, [especially] of Buddhist teachers and of a [particular] class of Śaiva monks), [Inscriptions; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā; Hitopadeśa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) a king, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] the sun, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] Ardea Nivea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [from bhaṭṭa] mf(ikā)n. venerable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sage; a deity; a king; the sun. a. Venerable.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhaṭṭāraga, Bhaṭṭāraya.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक) [Also spelled bhattarak]:—(a) (archaic) respectable; honourable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhaṭṭāraka (ಭಟ್ಟಾರಕ):—[noun] a respectful mode of addressing or a term appended to the name of, a man worthy of respect or reverence by reason of scholarship, noble character and dignity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक):—adj. revered; respectable; n. 1. king; prince; 2. master; load; 3. the sun;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Bhattaraka harishcandra, Bhattaraka-pad-anudhyata, Bhattarakabara, Bhattarakamatha, Bhattarakaprabha, Bhattarakavara, Bhattarakavasara, Bhattarakayatana.
Ends with (+3): Adibhattaraka, Bappa-bhattaraka, Devabhattaraka, Gangapuribhattaraka, Indrabhattaraka, Mrityujidbhattaraka, Padmanabha bhattaraka, Paramabhattaraka, Ratnapuri bhattaraka, Ratnapuribhattaraka, Sarabhattaraka, Sarvajnarameshvara bhattaraka, Sarvajnarameshvarabhattaraka, Sarvavira bhattaraka, Sarvavirabhattaraka, Satyaprabodha bhattaraka, Satyaprabodhabhattaraka, Svamibhattaraka, Trivikramajna bhattaraka, Varada bhattaraka.
Full-text (+68): Bhattarakavara, Svamibhattaraka, Bhattaraya, Bhattarika, Bhattarakamatha, Mrityunjaya, Surat, Shauripura, Sauryapura, Indrabhattaraka, Trivikramajna bhattaraka, Bappa-bhattaraka, Bhattarakabara, Ratnapuribhattaraka, Samnyasaratnavali, Bhattarakayatana, Ratnapuri bhattaraka, Satyaprabodha bhattaraka, Varadaraja bhattaraka, Paramabhattaraka.
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