भक्त

See also: भक्ती, भक्ति, भक्तों, and भक्तो

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta). Doublet of भात (bhāt) and बख़्त (baxt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəkt̪/, [bʱɐkt̪]
• Rhymes: -əkt̪

Noun

भक्त • (bhakt) m (Urdu spelling بھکت)

1. devotee, adorer
2. (politics, slang) bhakt (ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen) [21st c.]
   • 2019 December 23, ज़फ़र आग़ा, “झारखंड: हिंदुत्व और ध्रुवीकरण की चाशनी में लिपटे ‘मोदी मैजिक’ के किले की बुनियाद हिलने लगी है”, in Navjivan‎^[1]:

     लेकिन, राजनीति की जमीनी असलियत भक्तों को नजर नहीं आ रही।

     lekin, rājnīti kī jamīnī asliyat bhaktõ ko najar nahī̃ ā rahī.

     However, the bhakts do not understand the actual political situation.

Declension

Declension of भक्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भक्त bhakt	भक्त bhakt
oblique	भक्त bhakt	भक्तों bhaktõ
vocative	भक्त bhakt	भक्तो bhakto

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भक्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भक्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভক্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভক্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘက္တ (Burmese script)
• ભક્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਭਕ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಕ್ತ (Kannada script)
• ភក្ត (Khmer script)
• ຠກ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ഭക്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡬᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭକ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භක‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚊𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க்த (Tamil script)
• భక్త (Telugu script)
• ภกฺต (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཀྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-tó-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás

Sanskrit भक्त

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás (“distributed, allotted, share, portion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-tó-s, from *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀 (baxta), Persian بخت (baxt). By surface analysis, from the root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, distribute”) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.tɐ́/, [bʱɐk̚.tɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.t̪ɐ/, [bʱɐk̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem

1. distributed, assigned, allotted
2. engaged in, occupied with, loyal, faithful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तः (bhaktáḥ)	भक्तौ (bhaktáu) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktā́ḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्तौ (bhaktáu) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्तान् (bhaktā́n)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhakténa)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktáiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktébhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktā́ya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktā́t)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktásya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktā́nām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhaktéṣu)
vocative	भक्त (bhákta)	भक्तौ (bháktau) भक्ता¹ (bháktā¹)	भक्ताः (bháktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bháktāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भक्ता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्ता (bhaktā́)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्ताः (bhaktā́ḥ)
accusative	भक्ताम् (bhaktā́m)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्ताः (bhaktā́ḥ)
instrumental	भक्तया (bhaktáyā) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्ताभिः (bhaktā́bhiḥ)
dative	भक्तायै (bhaktā́yai)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तायाः (bhaktā́yāḥ) भक्तायै² (bhaktā́yai²)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तायाः (bhaktā́yāḥ) भक्तायै² (bhaktā́yai²)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktā́nām)
locative	भक्तायाम् (bhaktā́yām)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तासु (bhaktā́su)
vocative	भक्ते (bhákte)	भक्ते (bhákte)	भक्ताः (bháktāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तानि (bhaktā́ni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तानि (bhaktā́ni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhakténa)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktáiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktébhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktā́ya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktā́t)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktásya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktā́nām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhaktéṣu)
vocative	भक्त (bhákta)	भक्ते (bhákte)	भक्तानि (bháktāni) भक्ता¹ (bháktā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, n

1. share, portion
2. food, meal
3. boiled rice

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तानि (bhaktā́ni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तानि (bhaktā́ni) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhakténa)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktáiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktébhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktā́ya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktā́t)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktásya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktā́nām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhaktéṣu)
vocative	भक्त (bhákta)	भक्ते (bhákte)	भक्तानि (bháktāni) भक्ता¹ (bháktā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Khowar: بوت (bot)
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (bat)
    • Grangali: [script needed] (bōt)
    • Kalami: batt
    • Kashmiri: بَتَ (bata)
    • Palula: بھات (bhāt), بت (bat)
    • Prasuni: bū́tū̆, butū́
    • Shina: بت (băt)
    • Shumashti: [script needed] (bǟt)
    • Torwali: [script needed] (bāt)
    • Waigali: bōt
• Pali: bhatta
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Awadhi: भातु (bhātu)
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: ભાત (bhāt)
          • → Kachchi: ભાંત (bhā̃t)
      • Hindustani: bhāt, bhātī
        • Devanagari script: भात, भाती
        • Arabic script: بھَات, بھَاتِی
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ভাত (bhat)
      • Bengali: ভাত (bhat)
      • Bihari: भात (bhāt)
        • Bhojpuri: भात (bhāt)
      • Chakma: 𑄞𑄖𑄴 (bhāt)
      • Odia: ଭାତ (bhāta)
      • Rohingya: bát
      • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠔ (báto)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: भात (bhāt)
        • Kumaoni: भात (bhāt)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: भात (bhāt)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: भत्त (bhatt), भात (bhāt)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ބަތް (bat̊)
      • Sinhalese: බත (bata)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Konkani: bhāta

        Devanagari script: भात (bhāt)

        Latin script: bhat

        Kannada script: ಭಾತ್ (bhāt)

      • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘝𑘹𑘽 (bhāteṃ), 𑘥𑘰𑘝 (bhāta)
        • Marathi: भात (bhāt)
  • Western:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: bhatt, bhappā

        Gurmukhi script: ਭੱਤ, ਭੱਪਾ

        Shahmukhi script: بھتّ, بھَپَّا

    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi: bhatu

        Arabic script: ڀَتُ (bhatu)

        Devanagari script: भतु

• → Tamil: பத்தம் (pattam)

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, m

1. a worshipper, devotee

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तः (bhaktáḥ)	भक्तौ (bhaktáu) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्ताः (bhaktā́ḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bhaktā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktám)	भक्तौ (bhaktáu) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्तान् (bhaktā́n)
instrumental	भक्तेन (bhakténa)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktáiḥ) भक्तेभिः¹ (bhaktébhiḥ¹)
dative	भक्ताय (bhaktā́ya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktā́t)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktā́bhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktébhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktásya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktā́nām)
locative	भक्ते (bhakté)	भक्तयोः (bhaktáyoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhaktéṣu)
vocative	भक्त (bhákta)	भक्तौ (bháktau) भक्ता¹ (bháktā¹)	भक्ताः (bháktāḥ) भक्तासः¹ (bháktāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भक्त (bhakt)
  • → English: bhakt
• → Marathi: भक्त (bhakta)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (bhakta), 𑘥𑘐𑘝 (bhagata)
• → Punjabi: ਭਗਤ (bhagat) / بھگت (bhgt)
  • → English: bhagat
• → Marwari: भगत (bhagat)
• → Tamil: பக்தன் (paktaṉ)
• ⇒ Telugu: భక్తుడు (bhaktuḍu)

Further reading

• “भक्त॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 370, column 1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “भक्त”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
• Monier Williams (1899), “Bhaktá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743, column 1.
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 610
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhakta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530