भक्ति

See also: भक्ती, भक्तों, भक्तो, and भक्त

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)bor.

Hindi भक्ति (bhakti)

Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Doublet of भाँति (bhā̃ti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱək.t̪iː/, [bʱɐk.t̪iː]
• Rhymes: -əkti

Noun

भक्ति • (bhakti) f (Urdu spelling بھکتی)

1. devotion, faith,reverence, devoutness, adoration

Declension

Declension of भक्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भक्ति bhakti	भक्तियाँ bhaktiyā̃
oblique	भक्ति bhakti	भक्तियों bhaktiyõ
vocative	भक्ति bhakti	भक्तियो bhaktiyo

Derived terms

• देशभक्ति (deśbhakti)

Related terms

• भक्त (bhakt)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भक्ति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভক্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভক্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘက္တိ (Burmese script)
• ભક્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਕ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಕ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភក្តិ (Khmer script)
• ຠກ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭക്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡬᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭକ୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භක‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩜 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க்தி (Tamil script)
• భక్తి (Telugu script)
• ภกฺติ (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཀྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨋𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. From the root भज् (bhaj, “to divide”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भक्ति • (bhaktí) stem, f

1. distribution, partition, separation
2. division, portion, share
3. row, series, succession, order
4. attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to; bhakti
5. (with locative, genitive or at the end of a compound) trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion (as a religious principle or means of salvation, together with कर्मन् (karman, “works”), and ज्ञान (jñāna, “spiritual knowledge”))
6. (at the end of a compound) assumption of the form of

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of भक्ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भक्तिः (bhaktíḥ)	भक्ती (bhaktī́)	भक्तयः (bhaktáyaḥ)
accusative	भक्तिम् (bhaktím)	भक्ती (bhaktī́)	भक्तीः (bhaktī́ḥ)
instrumental	भक्त्या (bhaktyā́) भक्ती¹ (bhaktī́¹)	भक्तिभ्याम् (bhaktíbhyām)	भक्तिभिः (bhaktíbhiḥ)
dative	भक्तये (bhaktáye) भक्त्यै² (bhaktyaí²) भक्ती¹ (bhaktī́¹)	भक्तिभ्याम् (bhaktíbhyām)	भक्तिभ्यः (bhaktíbhyaḥ)
ablative	भक्तेः (bhaktéḥ) भक्त्याः² (bhaktyā́ḥ²) भक्त्यै³ (bhaktyaí³)	भक्तिभ्याम् (bhaktíbhyām)	भक्तिभ्यः (bhaktíbhyaḥ)
genitive	भक्तेः (bhaktéḥ) भक्त्याः² (bhaktyā́ḥ²) भक्त्यै³ (bhaktyaí³)	भक्त्योः (bhaktyóḥ)	भक्तीनाम् (bhaktīnā́m)
locative	भक्तौ (bhaktaú) भक्त्याम्² (bhaktyā́m²) भक्ता¹ (bhaktā́¹)	भक्त्योः (bhaktyóḥ)	भक्तिषु (bhaktíṣu)
vocative	भक्ते (bhákte)	भक्ती (bháktī)	भक्तयः (bháktayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• विभक्ति (vibhakti)

Borrowed terms

• Bengali: ভক্তি (bhokti)
• → English: bhakti
• Gujarati: ભક્તિ (bhakti)
• Hindi: भक्ति (bhakti)
• → Kannada: ಭಕ್ತಿ (bhakti)
• → Lao: ພັກດີ (phak dī)
• → Malay: bakti
  • Indonesian: bakti
  • → Maranao: bakti
• → Malayalam: ഭക്തി (bhakti)
• Marathi: भक्ती (bhaktī)
• → Old Javanese: bhakti
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ
• Odia: ଭକ୍ତି (bhakti)
• → Tamil: பக்தி (pakti)
• → Telugu: భక్తి (bhakti)
• → Thai: ภักดี (pák-dii)
• Urdu: بھکتی (bhakti)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743.