भ्राता
English meaning: brother
Definition
A male sibling. Cognate with English 'brother' and Latin 'frater'.
Example
“भ्राता भगिनीं रक्षति।”
In English: “The brother protects his sister.”
Another example: “कनीयान् भ्राता ज्येष्ठं नमति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
The word for brother, an ṛ-stem kinship noun cognate with Latin frater and English 'brother'; used in all registers. The dual/plural denotes brothers, and it is common in compounds (bhrātṛ-putra 'nephew').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
An inherited Indo-European kinship word, from a root sense 'bearer/member of the brotherhood' + suffix -tṛ; cognate with Latin frāter and English 'brother'.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- भ्रातृस्नेह
- भ्रातृभार्या
- भ्रातृपुत्र
- ज्येष्ठभ्रातृ
- सहोदरभ्रातृ
Word Forms
m., ṛ-stem; nom. भ्राता, acc. भ्रातरम्, instr. भ्रात्रा, gen. भ्रातुः
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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