भक्ति

See also: भक्ती, भक्तों, भक्तो, and भक्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱək.t̪iː/
• Rhymes: -əkti

Noun

भक्ति • (bhakti) f (Urdu spelling بھکتی‎)

1. devotion
2. constancy
3. faith, faithfulness
4. reverence
5. devoutness
6. adoration, fidelity

Declension

Declension of भक्ति (fem i-stem)

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

Related terms

• भक्त (bhakt)

Further reading

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভক্তি (Assamese script)
• ভক্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ભક્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• ភក្តិ (Khmer script)
• ಭಕ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ຠກ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ဘက္တိ (Burmese script)
• 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭକ୍ତି (Oriya script)
• ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• భక్తి (Telugu script)
• ภกฺติ (Thai script)
• བྷཀྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From भज् (bhaj, “to divide, distribute, allot or apportion to”, root) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐk.t̪í/, [bʱɐk̚.t̪í]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐk.t̪i/, [ˈbʱɐk̚.t̪i]

Noun

भक्ति • (bhaktí) f

1. distribution, partition, separation

   क्षेत्रभक्ति (kṣetra-bhakti, “the division of a field”)

   भङ्गीभक्ति (bhaṅgī-bhakti, “division or separation into (a series of) waves or wave-like steps”)

2. division, portion, share
3. a division of a सामन् (sāman) (also called विधि (vidhi), of which 7 or 5 are enumerated)
4. division by streaks or lines
5. streak, line, variegated decoration
6. row, series, succession, order

   भक्त्या (bhaktyā) and भक्तितस् (bhakti-tas, “in succession”)

7. (at the end of a compound) the being a part of, belonging to

   अज्भक्तेः (ajbhakteḥ, “on the part of the vowels”)

8. that which belongs to or is contained in anything else, an attribute
9. predisposition (of body to any disease)
10. attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to; bhakti
11. (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”))
12. (at the end of a compound) assumption of the form of
13. often wrong reading for भङ्गि (bhaṅgi) or भुक्ति (bhukti)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of भक्ति (bhaktí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्तिः bhaktíḥ	भक्ती bhaktī́	भक्तयः bhaktáyaḥ
Vocative	भक्ते bhákte	भक्ती bháktī	भक्तयः bháktayaḥ
Accusative	भक्तिम् bhaktím	भक्ती bhaktī́	भक्तीः bhaktī́ḥ
Instrumental	भक्त्या bhaktyā̀	भक्तिभ्याम् bhaktíbhyām	भक्तिभिः bhaktíbhiḥ
Dative	भक्तये / भक्त्ये¹ / भक्त्यै² bhaktáye / bhaktyè¹ / bhaktyaì²	भक्तिभ्याम् bhaktíbhyām	भक्तिभ्यः bhaktíbhyaḥ
Ablative	भक्तेः / भक्त्याः² bhaktéḥ / bhaktyā̀ḥ²	भक्तिभ्याम् bhaktíbhyām	भक्तिभ्यः bhaktíbhyaḥ
Genitive	भक्तेः / भक्त्याः² bhaktéḥ / bhaktyā̀ḥ²	भक्त्योः bhaktyóḥ	भक्तीनाम् bhaktīnā́m
Locative	भक्तौ / भक्त्याम्² bhaktaú / bhaktyā̀m²	भक्त्योः bhaktyóḥ	भक्तिषु bhaktíṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Borrowed terms

• Bengali: ভক্তি (bhôkti)
• English: bhakti
• Gujarati: ભક્તિ (bhakti)
• Hindi: भक्ति (bhakti)
• Kannada: ಭಕ್ತಿ (bhakti)
• Malay: bakti
• Malayalam: ഭക്തി (bhakti)
• Marathi: भक्ती (bhaktī)
• Oriya: ଭକ୍ତି (bhôkti)
• Tamil: பக்தி (pakti)
• Telugu: భక్తి (bhakti)
• Thai: ภักดี (pák-dii)
• Urdu: بھکتی‎ (bhakti)

Further reading

• Monier Williams, “भक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1899, OCLC 458052227, page 743.