भगदत्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta). Equivalent to भग (bhag) +‎ दत्त (datt). Doublet of बग़दाद (baġdād).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱəɡ.d̪ət̪t̪/, [bʱɐɡ.d̪ɐt̪(ː)]

Proper noun

भगदत्त • (bhagdattm

  1. Bhagadatta (a mythological king of Prāgjyotiṣa kingdom in the Mahābhārata, who fought for the Kauravas; son of Narakasura)

Declension

Declension of भगदत्त (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct भगदत्त
bhagdatt
oblique भगदत्त
bhagdatt
vocative भगदत्त
bhagdatt

Further reading

Prakrit

Proper noun

भगदत्त (bhagadatta)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀕𑀤𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Bhagadatta)

Declension

Maharastri declension of भगदत्त (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative भगदत्तो (bhagadatto) भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)
Accusative भगदत्तं (bhagadattaṃ) भगदत्ते (bhagadatte) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)
Instrumental भगदत्तेण (bhagadatteṇa) or भगदत्तेणं (bhagadatteṇaṃ) भगदत्तेहि (bhagadattehi) or भगदत्तेहिं (bhagadattehiṃ)
Dative भगदत्ताअ (bhagadattāa)
Ablative भगदत्ताओ (bhagadattāo) or भगदत्ताउ (bhagadattāu) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā) or भगदत्ताहि (bhagadattāhi) or भगदत्ताहिंतो (bhagadattāhiṃto)
Genitive भगदत्तस्स (bhagadattassa) भगदत्ताण (bhagadattāṇa) or भगदत्ताणं (bhagadattāṇaṃ)
Locative भगदत्तम्मि (bhagadattammi) or भगदत्ते (bhagadatte) भगदत्तेसु (bhagadattesu) or भगदत्तेसुं (bhagadattesuṃ)
Vocative भगदत्त (bhagadatta) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā) भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Tatpuruṣa compound of भग (bhága, name of an Āditya who bestows wealth, fortune, and love) +‎ दत्त (dattá, given), literally given by Bhaga. Doublet of बगदाद (bagadāda). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬊𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (baγodāta), Old Persian *Bagadātah.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    भगदत्त • (bhagadatta) stemm

    1. (Classical Sanskrit) Bhagadatta (a mythological king of Prāgjyotiṣa kingdom in the Mahābhārata, who fought for the Kauravas; son of Narakasura)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of भगदत्त
    singular
    nominative भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ)
    accusative भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam)
    instrumental भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena)
    dative भगदत्ताय (bhagadattāya)
    ablative भगदत्तात् (bhagadattāt)
    genitive भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya)
    locative भगदत्ते (bhagadatte)
    vocative भगदत्त (bhagadatta)

    Derived terms

    • *भगदत्ता (*bhagadattā) (+ -आ (, feminine-forming suffix))
      • Gandhari: 𐨧𐨒𐨡𐨟 f (bhagadata, proper noun)

    Further reading

    • Monier Williams (1899) “भगदत्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1331.
    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhagadatta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.