— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
भक्तिbhakti
भक्ति (bhakti) is a Sanskrit word meaning distribution, partition, separation, a division, portion, or share, a division of a Saman, division by streaks or lines, a streak, line, or variegated decoration, a row, series, or succession. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Devotion, Faith, and Worship, Division, Partition, or Share, Component or Attribute.
- Etymology
- E. भज् to serve, or भञ्ज् to break, aff. क्तिन् ।
- Definitions
- 23
Meanings by context
Devotion, Faith, and Worship
8 definitions
भक्ति (bhakti) bhak-tí, f. partition (V.);
the being a part of or belonging to anything;
appurtenance; portion, part; division, streak,
line; order, succession; attachment, devotion,
homage, respect, worship, faith (in,
etc., g., lc., or —°; ordinary mg.); —°, assumption
of the form of (e. g. steps): in. figuratively;
in succession (also -tas): -ccheda,
m. pl. broken lines or streaks; -jña, a. knowing
devotion, faithfully attacked: -tva, n.
faithfulness, loyalty; -pūrva-kam, -pūrvam,
ad. devoutly, reverentially; -bhāj, a. possessed
of faithful attachment or devotion;
greatly devoted to a thing (lc.); -mat, a.
attached, loyal, faithful, devoted, having pious
faith (in, etc., lc. or —°); -yoga, m. pious faith,
devotion; -rasa, m. feelings of devotion; -rāga, m. predilection for (lc.); -vāda, m. assurance
of devotion; -hīna, pp. destitute of devotion. [ID=12987]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
भक्ति (bhakti) f. (-क्तिः (-ktiḥ))
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
भक्ति (bhakti) (क्तिः) ((ktiḥ)) 2. f. Service; faith, devotion; part, division; metonymy. [ID=27625]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
भक्ति (bhakti) f. 1. Service, worship; 2. devotion, loyalty, attachment, faithfulness, R. ii.63; 3. partition, division, separation; 4. division, portion, share; 5. decoration, ornament, भक्ति (bhakti)च्छेदैरिव विरचितां भूतिमंगे गजस्य (bhakticchedairiva viracitāṃ bhūtimaṃge gajasya) Megh. i.19, R. xiii.55, 75; 6. attribute. [ID=26997]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
भक्ति (bhakti)
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
भक्ति (bhakti) bhakti, i. e. bhaj and bhañj +
— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Bhakti — selfless devotion; leads one to self-realisation; methods and results of; destroys rajas and tamas qualities; roots out sorrow, illusion and fear; redeems the sinners;1 superior to karma;2 one of the five means of concentrating the mind on Hari, (i.e.) (1) kāma as in the case of the Gopis; (2) fear and hatred as in the case of Kamsa and Śiśupāla; (3) relationship as in the case of the Vṛṣṇis;
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(4) friendship as in the case of Yudhiṣṭhira and (5) devo- tion as in the case of Nārada; Vena does not come under any of these heads;3 but nine-fold according to Prahlāda: hearing of Hari, praising of, remembering, serving His holy feet, arcana, prostrating, service, friendship and surrender of self;4 women more devout than men.5 Three-fold — uttama as that of Nārada and Śuka: middling as that of Vasiṣṭha, and inferior;6 another classification: three-fold, Śāṅkhya, Yoga, and Jñānam; a pure man can meditate on the Supreme Being by means of Pratyāhāra finally leading to the supreme knowledge;7 mārga to.8
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 2. 12-21; 5. 28; 7. 7; VI. 1. 15.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 23. 39-50]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. VII. 1. 29-31.]
[Footnote: 4) Ib. VII. 5. 23.]
[Footnote: 5) Ib. X. 23. 38, 41-43.]
[Footnote: 6) Br. III. 34. 37-8; 36. 3.]
[Footnote: 7) M. 183. 49-55.]
[Footnote: 8) Vā. 104. 15.]
[ID=9346]
— The Purana Index
Component or Attribute
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Order or Succession
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Streaks, Lines, or Decoration
2 definitions
division by streaks or lines, Raghuvaṃśa (Title) [ID=147663]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Assumption of Form
1 definition
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Division of a Sāman
1 definition
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Figurative Usage (Adverbial)
1 definition
भक्त्या (bhaktyā) ind. not in the regular sense, figuratively, Śaṃkarācārya [Cologne Addition] (Author) [ID=147672]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Medical Predisposition
1 definition
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Orthographic/Usage Note
1 definition
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.