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English
Noun
bhatta (countable and uncountable, plural bhattas)
- Alternative form of batta
Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भक्त (bhaktá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-tó-s, from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate to Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta).
Noun
bhatta n
- boiled rice
- food, meal
2006, The Fifth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (II), page 558:පුන ච පරං භන්තෙ, ඉමෙ ඉසිදත්තපුරාණා ථපතයො මමභත්තා
මමයානා අහං නෙසං ජීවිතස්ස පදාතා යසස්ස ආහත්තා අථ ච පන
නො තථා මයි නිපච්චාකාරං කරොන්ති යථා භගවති.- Puna ca paraṃ bhante, ime isidattapurāṇā thapatayo mamabhattā
mamayānā ahaṃ nesaṃ jīvitassa padātā yasassa āhattā atha ca pana
no tathā mayi nipaccākāraṃ karonti yathā bhagavati. - Furthermore, sir, these chamberlains Isidatta and Purāṇa share my meals and my carriages. I give them a livelihood and bring them renown. And yet they don’t show me the same level of devotion that they show to the Buddha.
Declension
Declension table of "bhatta" (neuter)
Synonyms
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhatta”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead