# भद्रा (bhadrā)

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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)
- **SLP1:** `BadrA`  **IAST:** bhadrā  **Devanagari:** भद्रा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadra
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhadra/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** भाद्र (bhādra), भद्र (bhadra)

## Meanings by context

### Other (83 definitions)
- Blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, and happy.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 745,3] भद्र (bhadra) mf( आ (ā) )n. blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, happy, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=148263 ]
- good, gracious, friendly, kind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > good, gracious, friendly, kind, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=148264 ]
- excellent, beautiful, pleasant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > excellent, fair, beautiful, lovely, pleasant, dear, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=148265 ]
- skilful  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > good i.e. skilful in ( loc. ), Mahābhārata (Title) iv, 305 [ ID=148266 ]
- great  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > great, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148267 ]
- 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)*
  > (with नृपति (nṛpati) m. a good or gracious king, Yājñavalkya (Author); with कान्त (kānta) m. a beautiful lover or husband, Pañcatantra (Title); with दिश् (diś) f. the auspicious quarter i.e. the south, Mahābhārata (Title); with वाच् (vāc) f. kind or friendly speech, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title); voc. m. and f. sg. and pl. भद्र (bhadra), ° द्रे (°dre), ° द्राः (°drāḥ), often in familiar address = my good sir or lady, my dear or my dears, good people, Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c.) [ ID=148268 ]
- happily, fortunately, joyfully  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2C) [Printed book page 745,3] भद्रम् (bhadram) ( अम् (am) ), ind. happily, fortunately, joyfully, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) [ ID=148268.1 ]
- happily, fortunately, joyfully  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भद्रया (bhadrayā) ( अया (ayā) ), ind. happily, fortunately, joyfully, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) [ ID=148268.2 ]
- to do well  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भद्रम् (bhadram) ( ° अम् (°am) ) with √ कृ (kṛ) or आ - (ā-) √ चर् (√car), to do well, Hitopadeśa (Title) [ ID=148268.3 ]
- a sanctimonious hypocrite  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 745,3] भद्र (bhadra) m. ( prob. ) a sanctimonious hypocrite, Manu-smṛti (Title) ix, 259 ( v.l. ° द्र - प्रे (°dra-pre) क्षणिकैः (kṣaṇikaiḥ) ) [ ID=148269 ]
- 1. A particular kind of elephant. 2. A bullock.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. kind of elephant, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) (also N. of a world elephant, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ) a bullock, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148270 ]
- a water wagtail  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a water wagtail, Varāha-mihira [Cologne Addition] (Author) ( cf. - नामन् (-nāman) ) [ ID=148271 ]
- Nauclea Cadamba or Tithymalus Antiquorum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Nauclea Cadamba or Tithymalus Antiquorum, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148272 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148273 ]
- of mount Meru  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of mount Meru, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148274 ]
- a class of gods under the third Manu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a class of gods ( pl. ) under the third Manu, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148275 ]
- belonging to a people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a people ( pl. ), Atharva-veda-pariśiṣṭa (Title) [ ID=148276 ]
- One of the twelve sons of Vishnu and one of the Tushita deities in the Svayambhava Manvantara.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the 12 sons of Viṣṇu and one of the Tuṣita deities in the Svāyambhava Manv-antara, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148277 ]
- in Jainism, the third of the nine white Balas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Jainas) of the third of the 9 white Balas, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148278 ]
- a son of Vasudeva and Devaki  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Vasu-deva and Devakī (or Pauravī), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title); Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ ID=148279 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148280 ]
- a son of Upacarumat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Upacārumat, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=148281 ]
- of an actor  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an actor, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=148282 ]
- of a friend of Bana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a friend of Bāṇa, Vāsavadattā (Title), Introd. [ ID=148283 ]
- the name of a particular world in Buddhism  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Buddhists) N. of a partic. world [ ID=148284 ]
- a cow  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 745,3] भद्रा (bhadrā) a ( आ (ā) ), f. a cow, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148285 ]
- the name of various plants  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various plants (= अनन्ता (anantā), अपरिजाता (aparijātā), कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā), जीवन्ती (jīvantī), नीली (nīlī), रास्ना (rāsnā) &c.), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148286 ]
- a metre  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 746,1] N. of a metre, Colebrooke (Author) [ ID=148287 ]
- pertaining to the second, seventh, and twelfth days of the lunar fortnight  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the 2nd, 7th and 12th days of the lunar fortnight, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=148288 ]
- of the seventh movable Karana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the 7th movable Karaṇa ( s.v.; cf. also 2. भद्रा - करण (bhadrā-karaṇa) ) [ ID=148289 ]
- a form of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a form of Durgā, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148290 ]
- of a goddess  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a goddess, Pañcarātra (Title) [ ID=148291 ]
- of a Buddhist deity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Buddhist deity, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148292 ]
- of a Shakti  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Śakti, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=148293 ]
- an epithet of Dakshayani in Bhadreshvara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Dākṣāyaṇī in Bhadreśvara, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=148294 ]
- a Vidyadhari  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vidyā-dharī, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=148295 ]
- of a Surangana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Surāṅganā, Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or Vikramāditya-caritra, Jaina recension (Title) [ ID=148296 ]
- of a daughter of Surabhi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Surabhi, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=148297 ]
- A wife of Vasudeva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a wife of Vasu-devi, Harivaṃśa (Title); Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=148298 ]
- the wife of Vaishravana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Vaiśravaṇa, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=148299 ]
- the daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=148300 ]
- a daughter of Raudrashva and the Apsaras Ghritaci  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Raudrāśva and the Apsaras Ghṛtācī, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=148301 ]
- wife of Vuyushitashva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Kākṣīvatī and wife of Vyuṣitāśva, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=148302 ]
- a daughter of Meru and wife of Bhadrashva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Meru and wife of Bhadrāśva, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148303 ]
- the daughter of Shruta-kirti and wife of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Śruta-kīrti and wife of Kṛṣṇa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148304 ]
- various rivers, especially one rising on Meru and flowing into the northern ocean  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various rivers ( esp. of one described as rising on the northern summit of Meru and flowing through Uttarakuru into the northern ocean), Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=148305 ]
- the celestial Ganges  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the celestial Ganges, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148306 ]
- of a lake  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a lake, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=148307 ]
- prosperity, happiness, health, welfare, good fortune  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 746,1] भद्र (bhadra) n. prosperity, happiness, health, welfare, good fortune (also pl. ), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. ( भद्र (bhadra) ं तस्य (bhadraṃ tasya) or तस्मै (tasmai), prosperity to him! Pāṇini (Author) ii, 3, 73; भद्र (bhadra) ं ते (bhadraṃ te) or वः (vaḥ) often used parenthetically in a sentence = ‘if you please’, or to fill up a verse; भद्र (bhadra) म् (bhadram) उपलाह् (bhadram upalāh), happiness to you, O stones! Śāntiśataka (Title); भद्र (bhadra) म् (bhadram) with √ कृ (kṛ) and dat., to grant welfare to, bless, Ṛg-veda (Title) ) [ ID=148308 ]
- gold  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > gold, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148309 ]
- Iron or steel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > iron or steel, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148310 ]
- a kind of Cyperus grass  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > kind of Cyperus (= - मुस्त (-musta) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=148311 ]
- a particular sitting posture  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. posture in sitting, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=148312 ]
- a particular Karana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भद्र (bhadra) n. a partic. Karaṇa, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( cf. f. ) [ ID=148313 ]
- a particular mystic sign  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भद्र (bhadra) n. a partic. mystic sign, Agni-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=148314 ]
- a particular part of a house  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. part of a house, Nalacampū or Damayantīkathā (Title) [ ID=148315 ]
- an epithet of various Samans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various Sāmans, Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=148316 ]
- f feminine form of bhadra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 746,3] 1. भद्र (bhadra) ा (bhadrā) f. of भद्र (bhadra), in comp. [ ID=148536 ]
- used in compounds  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > 2. भद्रा (bhadrā) ind. ( g. सा (sā) क्षाद् - आदि (kṣād-ādi) ), in comp. [ ID=148548 ]
- A cow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 0808-b ] भद्रा (bhadrā) 1 A cow
- The second, seventh, and twelfth days of a lunar fortnight.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 0808-b ] भद्रा (bhadrā) 2 N. of the second, seventh, and twelfth days of a lunar fortnight
- The celestial Ganges  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 0808-b ] भद्रा (bhadrā) 3 The celestial Ganges
- various plants  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 0808-b ] भद्रा (bhadrā) 4 N. of various plants
- the sister of Krishna and Balarama  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 0808-b ] भद्रा (bhadrā) 5 N. of Subhadrā, sister of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
- 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*
  > भद्र (bhadra) ा (drā) (bhadrā) [Printed book page 519-15 ] भद्र (bhadra) (I) a. (f. द्रा (drā) ) 1. Auspicious, happy, prosperous; 2. able, kind, pious; 3. desirable, laudable; 4. lovely, beautiful; 5. beloved, dear; 6. plausible, hypocritical-; 7. head, chief, principal, पप्रच्छ भद्र (bhadra) ं विजितारिभद्र (bhadra) ः (papraccha bhadraṃ vijitāribhadraḥ) R. xiv.31. [ ID=27100.1 ]
- 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*
  > [Printed book page 519-17 ] भद्रा (bhadrā) f. 1. A cow; 2. name of the second, seventh and twelfth days of a lunar fortnight; 3. the celestial Ganges; 4. a term of respect used in addressing ladies. [ ID=27127 ]
- the queen of Vyushitashva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 112-2 ] Bhadrā 1 § 186 (Vyuṣitāśva): I, 121, 4695 ( Bh°ā Kākṣīvatī, the queen of Vyuṣitāśva), 4698, (4699), 4711, 4713. [ ID=1229 ]
- Name of a woman  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhadrā 2. § 240 (Vaivāhikap.): I, 199, 7352 ( yathā Vaiśravaṇe Bhadrā…tvaṃ bhava bhartṛṣu ). [ ID=1230 ]
- Vaiśālī, the daughter of the maternal uncle  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhadrā 3. § 291 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 45, 1570 ( eṣa …jahāra Bhadrāṃ Vaiśālīṃ mātulasya ). [ ID=1231 ]
- the daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhadrā 4 (daughter of Soma and wife of Utathya). § 772 j (Utathya): XIII, 155, 7241, 7259 (ravished by Varuṇa). [ ID=1232 ]
- Subhadra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhadrā 5 (daughter of Vasudeva) = Subhadrā (q.v.). [ ID=1233 ]
- a wife of Vasudeva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhadrā 6 (a wife of Vasudeva's). § 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 7, 194. [ ID=1234 ]
- a daughter of Meru and queen of Bhadrashva, mother of Soma  
  *The Purana Index*
  > भद्रा (bhadrā) [Printed book page 2-533 ] Bhadrā (I) — a daughter of Meru (Ghṛtācī) and queen of Bhadrāśva; gave birth to Soma. Bhā. V. 2. 23; Vā. 70. 68. 70. [ ID=9436 ]
- a branch of the Ganga river flowing through the Uttarakuru region and into the north sea  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (II) — a branch of the Gangā issuing out of the city of Brahmā and descending the Śṛngavan hills, traverses the continent of the Uttarakurus and falls into the north sea. Bhā. V. 17. 5 and 8: Vi. II. 2. 34; 8. 113. [ ID=9437 ]
- 1. Also known as Kaushalya, one of Vasudeva's wives. 2. Mother of Keshin and three other sons.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (III) — alias Kauśalyā: one of Vasudeva's wives; mother of Keśin and three other sons. Bhā. IX. 24. 45, 48; Vā. 96. 160. 171; Vi. IV. 15. 18, 24. [ ID=9438 ]
- A daughter of Shrutakirti and wife of Krishna.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-534 ] Bhadrā (IV) — a daughter of Śrutakīrti of Kekeya; married by Kṛṣṇa with the approval of her brothers Santar- dana and others; 1 welcomed to Hastināpura by Draupadī; narrated to Draupadī how she was married to Kṛṣṇa. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. X. 58. 56; 61. 17.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 71. 42; 83. 12.] [ ID=9439 ]
- a wife of Udaradhi  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (V) — a wife of Udāradhī. Br. II. 36. 101. [ ID=9440 ]
- 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*
  > Bhadrā (VI) — a daughter of Rohiṇī: gave birth to goats and sheep; 1 brought forth the Gandharvas and Vājins known as Uccaiśrvas. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 3. 74-5.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 66. 72-3.] [ ID=9441 ]
- one of the ten wives of Atri  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (VII) — one of the ten wives of Atri. Br. III. 8. 75. [ ID=9442 ]
- a Varna Shakti  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (VIII) — a Varṇa Śakti. Br. IV. 32. 13; 44. 59 and 90. [ ID=9443 ]
- a Goddess enshrined at Bhadreshvara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (IX) — a Goddess enshrined at Bhadreśvara. M. 13. 31. [ ID=9444 ]
- the daughter of Anuhrada and wife of Rajatanabha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (X) — the daughter of Anuhrāda, the daitya; married Rajatanābha, the Yakṣa. Vā. 69. 151. [ ID=9445 ]
- a wife of Garuda  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhadrā (XI) — a wife of Garuḍa. Vā. 69. 328. [ ID=9446 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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