भट

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Sanskritization of Pali bhaṭa, Prakrit 𑀪𑀝 (bhaṭa), from Sanskrit भृत (bhṛta, hired, paid (as a servant)).

Pronunciation

Noun

भट • (bhaṭa) stemm

  1. a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant
  2. a servant, slave
  3. a humpback

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भट
singular dual plural
nominative भटः (bhaṭaḥ) भटौ (bhaṭau)
भटा¹ (bhaṭā¹)
भटाः (bhaṭāḥ)
भटासः¹ (bhaṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative भटम् (bhaṭam) भटौ (bhaṭau)
भटा¹ (bhaṭā¹)
भटान् (bhaṭān)
instrumental भटेन (bhaṭena) भटाभ्याम् (bhaṭābhyām) भटैः (bhaṭaiḥ)
भटेभिः¹ (bhaṭebhiḥ¹)
dative भटाय (bhaṭāya) भटाभ्याम् (bhaṭābhyām) भटेभ्यः (bhaṭebhyaḥ)
ablative भटात् (bhaṭāt) भटाभ्याम् (bhaṭābhyām) भटेभ्यः (bhaṭebhyaḥ)
genitive भटस्य (bhaṭasya) भटयोः (bhaṭayoḥ) भटानाम् (bhaṭānām)
locative भटे (bhaṭe) भटयोः (bhaṭayoḥ) भटेषु (bhaṭeṣu)
vocative भट (bhaṭa) भटौ (bhaṭau)
भटा¹ (bhaṭā¹)
भटाः (bhaṭāḥ)
भटासः¹ (bhaṭāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഭടൻ (bhaṭaṉ)
  • Telugu: భటుడు (bhaṭuḍu), బంటు (baṇṭu)
  • Old Javanese: bhaṭa
    • Balinese: ᬪᬝ (bata, servant; soldier)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 745/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 361