भक्त

See also: भक्ती, भक्ति, भक्तों, and भक्तो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta). Doublet of भात (bhāt)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भक्त • (bhakt) m (Urdu spelling بھکت)

1. devotee, adorer
2. zealot
3. (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.

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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

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás (“distributed, allotted, share, portion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀 (baxta), Persian بخت (baxt). Synchronically analyzable as the past participle of the root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, distribute”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त
Nom. sg.	भक्तः (bhaktaḥ)
Gen. sg.	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्तः (bhaktaḥ)	भक्तौ (bhaktau)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
Vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्तौ (bhaktau)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
Accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्तौ (bhaktau)	भक्तान् (bhaktān)
Instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ)
Dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
Locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of भक्त
Nom. sg.	भक्ता (bhaktā)
Gen. sg.	भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्ता (bhaktā)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
Vocative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
Accusative	भक्ताम् (bhaktām)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ)
Instrumental	भक्तया (bhaktayā)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभिः (bhaktābhiḥ)
Dative	भक्तायै (bhaktāyai)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktābhyaḥ)
Ablative	भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्ताभ्यः (bhaktābhyaḥ)
Genitive	भक्तायाः (bhaktāyāḥ)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
Locative	भक्तायाम् (bhaktāyām)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तासु (bhaktāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त
Nom. sg.	भक्तम् (bhaktam)
Gen. sg.	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni)
Vocative	भक्त (bhakta)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni)
Accusative	भक्तम् (bhaktam)	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तानि (bhaktāni)
Instrumental	भक्तेन (bhaktena)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तैः (bhaktaiḥ)
Dative	भक्ताय (bhaktāya)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भक्तात् (bhaktāt)	भक्ताभ्याम् (bhaktābhyām)	भक्तेभ्यः (bhaktebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भक्तस्य (bhaktasya)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
Locative	भक्ते (bhakte)	भक्तयोः (bhaktayoḥ)	भक्तेषु (bhakteṣu)

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, n

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्तम् bhaktám	भक्ते bhakté	भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹
Vocative	भक्त bhákta	भक्ते bhákte	भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bháktāni / bháktā¹
Accusative	भक्तम् bhaktám	भक्ते bhakté	भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹
Instrumental	भक्तेन bhakténa	भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām	भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dhivehi: ބަތް (bat̊)
• • Assamese: ভাত (bhat)
  • Bengali: ভাত (bhat)
  • Chakma: 𑄞𑄖𑄴 (bhāt)
  • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠔ (bát)
• Pali: bhatta
• Sinhalese: බත (bata)
• → Tamil: பத்தம் (pattam)

Noun

भक्त • (bhaktá) stem, m

1. a worshipper

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्तः bhaktáḥ	भक्तौ / भक्ता¹ bhaktaú / bhaktā́¹	भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bhaktā́ḥ / bhaktā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भक्त bhákta	भक्तौ / भक्ता¹ bháktau / bháktā¹	भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bháktāḥ / bháktāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भक्तम् bhaktám	भक्तौ / भक्ता¹ bhaktaú / bhaktā́¹	भक्तान् bhaktā́n
Instrumental	भक्तेन bhakténa	भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām	भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

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

References

• “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