बृहत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bhrj́hant-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrǵʰ-ent- (“high”), a derivation of *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”), with cognates including Persian بالا (bālā, “height”) and بلند (boland, buland, “high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, “high”), Tocharian A pärkär (“long”) and Old English burg (English borough).

The corresponding verbal Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to become high, rise, elevate”) also gave Sanskrit √bṛṃh / √bṛh (“to make strong, make lofty, firm”).

Adjective

बृहत् (bṛhát)

1. lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast, abundant, compact, solid, massy, strong, mighty
2. full-grown , old
3. extended or bright (as a luminous body)
4. clear, loud (said of sounds)

Usage notes

In later language usually written as वृहत (vṛhat).

Noun

बृहत् (bṛhát) f

1. a kind of vegetable

Noun

बृहत् (bṛhát) m

1. speech

Noun

बृहत् (bṛhát) n

1. height
2. heaven, sky

Adverb

बृहत् (bṛhát) n

1. far and wide, on high
2. firmly, compactly
3. brightly
4. greatly, much
5. aloud