भद्राbhadrā

भद्रा (bhadrā) is a Sanskrit word meaning blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, and happy, good, gracious, friendly, kind, excellent, beautiful, pleasant, skilful, great, a gracious king.

Roots: चर् (car), कृ (kṛ)
Definitions: 83

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83 definitions

Blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, and happy.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

good, gracious, friendly, kind

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

excellent, beautiful, pleasant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

skilful

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

great

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A gracious king. 2. A handsome husband or lover. 3. The south quarter. 4. Friendly speech. 5. My good sir or lady.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

happily, fortunately, joyfully

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

happily, fortunately, joyfully

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

to do well

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a sanctimonious hypocrite

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A particular kind of elephant. 2. A bullock.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a water wagtail

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Nauclea Cadamba or Tithymalus Antiquorum

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of mount Meru

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a class of gods under the third Manu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to a people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

One of the twelve sons of Vishnu and one of the Tushita deities in the Svayambhava Manvantara.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

in Jainism, the third of the nine white Balas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Vasudeva and Devaki

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Upacarumat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of an actor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a friend of Bana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a particular world in Buddhism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a cow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of various plants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a metre

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

pertaining to the second, seventh, and twelfth days of the lunar fortnight

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of the seventh movable Karana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a form of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a goddess

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Buddhist deity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Shakti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Dakshayani in Bhadreshvara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Vidyadhari

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Surangana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a daughter of Surabhi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A wife of Vasudeva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Vaishravana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Raudrashva and the Apsaras Ghritaci

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of Vuyushitashva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Meru and wife of Bhadrashva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the daughter of Shruta-kirti and wife of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

various rivers, especially one rising on Meru and flowing into the northern ocean

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the celestial Ganges

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a lake

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

prosperity, happiness, health, welfare, good fortune

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

gold

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Iron or steel

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of Cyperus grass

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular sitting posture

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular Karana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular mystic sign

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular part of a house

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of various Samans

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

f feminine form of bhadra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

used in compounds

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A cow

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The second, seventh, and twelfth days of a lunar fortnight.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The celestial Ganges

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

various plants

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the sister of Krishna and Balarama

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Auspicious, happy, or prosperous. 2. Able, kind, or pious. 3. Desirable or laudable. 4. Lovely or beautiful. 5. Beloved or dear. 6. Plausible or hypocritical. 7. Head, chief, or principal.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A cow. 2. The second, seventh, and twelfth days of a lunar fortnight. 3. The celestial Ganges. 4. A term of respect used in addressing ladies.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the queen of Vyushitashva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Name of a woman

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Vaiśālī, the daughter of the maternal uncle

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Subhadra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a wife of Vasudeva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a daughter of Meru and queen of Bhadrashva, mother of Soma

— The Purana Index

a branch of the Ganga river flowing through the Uttarakuru region and into the north sea

— The Purana Index

1. Also known as Kaushalya, one of Vasudeva's wives. 2. Mother of Keshin and three other sons.

— The Purana Index

A daughter of Shrutakirti and wife of Krishna.

— The Purana Index

a wife of Udaradhi

— The Purana Index

1. A daughter of Rohini who gave birth to goats and sheep. 2. The mother of the Gandharvas and Vajins known as Uccaihsravas.

— The Purana Index

one of the ten wives of Atri

— The Purana Index

a Varna Shakti

— The Purana Index

a Goddess enshrined at Bhadreshvara

— The Purana Index

the daughter of Anuhrada and wife of Rajatanabha

— The Purana Index

a wife of Garuda

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.