Bhutabhartri, Bhūtabhartṛ, Bhuta-bhartri: 4 definitions

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Bhutabhartri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Bhūtabhartṛ can be transliterated into English as Bhutabhartr or Bhutabhartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Bhutabhartri in Kavya glossary
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Bhūtabhartṛ (भूतभर्तृ) refers to Śiva, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.18.—Cf. Bhūtapati, which refers to 1) “the sky”, 2) Śiva, and is mentioned in verse 4.55.

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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’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhutabhartri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhūtabhartṛ (भूतभर्तृ).—a. sustaining all beings; भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च (bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 13.16. -m. an epithet of Śiva.

Bhūtabhartṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and bhartṛ (भर्तृ).

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

Bhūtabhartṛ (भूतभर्तृ).—[adjective] supporting all beings, [masculine] = bhūtapati.

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

Bhūtabhartṛ (भूतभर्तृ):—[=bhūta-bhartṛ] [from bhūta > bhū] m. ‘lord of beings or spirits’, Name of Śiva, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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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.

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