भृत्य

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root भृ (bhṛ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

भृत्य • (bhṛtya) stem

  1. To be nourished or maintained

Noun

भृत्य • (bhṛtya) stem, m

  1. Any one requiring to be supported
  2. A servant, dependant, slave
  3. A king's servant, minister of state
  4. A subject

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भृत्य (bhṛtya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भृत्यः
bhṛtyaḥ 		भृत्यौ / भृत्या¹
bhṛtyau / bhṛtyā¹ 		भृत्याः / भृत्यासः¹
bhṛtyāḥ / bhṛtyāsaḥ¹
Vocative भृत्य
bhṛtya 		भृत्यौ / भृत्या¹
bhṛtyau / bhṛtyā¹ 		भृत्याः / भृत्यासः¹
bhṛtyāḥ / bhṛtyāsaḥ¹
Accusative भृत्यम्
bhṛtyam 		भृत्यौ / भृत्या¹
bhṛtyau / bhṛtyā¹ 		भृत्यान्
bhṛtyān
Instrumental भृत्येन
bhṛtyena 		भृत्याभ्याम्
bhṛtyābhyām 		भृत्यैः / भृत्येभिः¹
bhṛtyaiḥ / bhṛtyebhiḥ¹
Dative भृत्याय
bhṛtyāya 		भृत्याभ्याम्
bhṛtyābhyām 		भृत्येभ्यः
bhṛtyebhyaḥ
Ablative भृत्यात्
bhṛtyāt 		भृत्याभ्याम्
bhṛtyābhyām 		भृत्येभ्यः
bhṛtyebhyaḥ
Genitive भृत्यस्य
bhṛtyasya 		भृत्ययोः
bhṛtyayoḥ 		भृत्यानाम्
bhṛtyānām
Locative भृत्ये
bhṛtye 		भृत्ययोः
bhṛtyayoḥ 		भृत्येषु
bhṛtyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “भृत्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Monier Williams (1899) “भृत्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 764, column 3.
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