भरति

See also: भ्राता

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভৰতি (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬭᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভরতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰨𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘရတိ (Burmese script)
• ભરતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਰਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦫꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂩𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭರತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភរតិ (Khmer script)
• ຠຣຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭരതി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡵᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘨𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠷᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧈𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐬𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭରତି (Odia script)
• ꢩꢬꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆫𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖨𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භරති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩼𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚤𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ரதி (Tamil script)
• భరతి (Telugu script)
• ภรติ (Thai script)
• བྷ་ར་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒩𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨫𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti, from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Cognate with Lithuanian ber̃ti, Latvian bḕrt, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Latin ferō, Old English beran (whence English bear), Proto-Celtic *bereti (whence Middle Welsh beru, Old Irish beirid), Proto-Slavic *bьrati (whence Czech brát, Serbo-Croatian бра̏ти, brȁti, Russian брать (bratʹ), Bulgarian бера (bera), Old Church Slavonic бьрати (bĭrati), Polish brać).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ɾɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.ɾɐ.t̪i/

Verb

भरति • (bhárati) third-singular indicative (class 1, root भृ)

1. to bear, carry
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.67.6:

     आ न॑ इन्दो शत॒ग्विनं॑ र॒यिं गोम॑न्तम॒श्विन॑म्।
     भरा॑ सोम सह॒स्रिण॑म्॥

     ā́ na indo śatagvínaṃ rayíṃ gómantamaśvínam.
     bhárā soma sahasríṇam.

     Indu, Soma, carry to us thousand-fold wealth, consisting of hundreds of cows, having excellent cows and horses.

2. to support
3. to maintain

Conjugation

Present: भरति (bhárati), भरते (bhárate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	भरति bhárati	भरतः bhárataḥ	भरन्ति bháranti	भरते bhárate	भरेते bhárete	भरन्ते bhárante
Second	भरसि bhárasi	भरथः bhárathaḥ	भरथ bháratha	भरसे bhárase	भरेथे bhárethe	भरध्वे bháradhve
First	भरामि bhárāmi	भरावः bhárāvaḥ	भरामः / भरामसि¹ bhárāmaḥ / bhárāmasi¹	भरे bháre	भरावहे bhárāvahe	भरामहे bhárāmahe
Imperative
Third	भरतु bháratu	भरताम् bháratām	भरन्तु bhárantu	भरताम् bháratām	भरेताम् bháretām	भरन्ताम् bhárantām
Second	भर bhára	भरतम् bháratam	भरत bhárata	भरस्व bhárasva	भरेथाम् bhárethām	भरध्वम् bháradhvam
First	भराणि bhárāṇi	भराव bhárāva	भराम bhárāma	भरै bhárai	भरावहै bhárāvahai	भरामहै bhárāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	भरेत् bháret	भरेताम् bháretām	भरेयुः bháreyuḥ	भरेत bháreta	भरेयाताम् bháreyātām	भरेरन् / भरेरत¹ bháreran / bhárerata¹
Second	भरेः bháreḥ	भरेतम् bháretam	भरेत bháreta	भरेथाः bhárethāḥ	भरेयाथाम् bháreyāthām	भरेध्वम् bháredhvam
First	भरेयम् bháreyam	भरेव bháreva	भरेम bhárema	भरेय bháreya	भरेवहि bhárevahi	भरेमहि bháremahi
Subjunctive
Third	भरात् / भराति bhárāt / bhárāti	भरातः bhárātaḥ	भरान् bhárān	भराते / भरातै bhárāte / bhárātai	भरैते bháraite	भरन्त / भरान्तै bháranta / bhárāntai
Second	भराः / भरासि bhárāḥ / bhárāsi	भराथः bhárāthaḥ	भराथ bhárātha	भरासे / भरासै bhárāse / bhárāsai	भरैथे bháraithe	भराध्वै bhárādhvai
First	भराणि bhárāṇi	भराव bhárāva	भराम bhárāma	भरै bhárai	भरावहै bhárāvahai	भरामहै bhárāmahai
Participles
	भरत् bhárat			भरमाण bháramāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic ¹Rigvedic

Imperfect: अभरत् (ábharat), अभरत (ábharata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अभरत् ábharat	अभरताम् ábharatām	अभरन् ábharan	अभरत ábharata	अभरेताम् ábharetām	अभरन्त ábharanta
Second	अभरः ábharaḥ	अभरतम् ábharatam	अभरत ábharata	अभरथाः ábharathāḥ	अभरेथाम् ábharethām	अभरध्वम् ábharadhvam
First	अभरम् ábharam	अभराव ábharāva	अभराम ábharāma	अभरे ábhare	अभरावहि ábharāvahi	अभरामहि ábharāmahi

Descendants

• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi: भरणु / ڀرڻُ (bharaṇu)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: ভৰা (bhora)
  • Bengali: ভরা (bhora)
  • Odia: ଭରିବା (bharibā)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀭𑀇 (bharaï)
  • Old Marathi: भरणे (bharaṇe)
    • Marathi: भरणे (bharṇe)
• Pali: bharati
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀭𑀤𑀺 (bharadi)
  • Gujarati: ભરવું (bharvũ)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: भरना (bharnā)
    • Urdu: بھرنا
  • Nepali: भर्नु (bharnu)