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भारद्वाजbhāradvāja

भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) is a Sanskrit word meaning coming from or relating to Bharadvaja, descended from Bharadvaja, the planet Mars, a skylark, name of a people, a female descendant of Bharadvaja. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Specific Male Sages, Warriors, or Scholars, Patronymic or general relation to Bharadvāja, A Bone.

Etymology
E. भरद्वाज a lark, and अण् pleonastic or derivative aff.; in the latter case it refers to a legend of the Rishi BHARADWĀJA having been nursed by a lark, in consequence of being abandoned at his birth by his natural parents
Definitions
31
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Meanings by context

Specific Male Sages, Warriors, or Scholars

13 definitions
the name of various men, including authors of hymns, sages, teachers, and writers

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Drona, the military preceptor of the Kurus and Pandus. 2. One of the seven Rishis. 3. The sage Agastya. 4. The son of Vrihaspati. 5. A skylark. 6. A bone. 7. Wild cotton.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name of Drona, Agastya, or Vrihashpati, or a lark. 2. Wild cotton. 3. A bone.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Drona. 2. An epithet of Agastya. 3. The planet Mars. 4. A skylark.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name of Drona, the military preceptor of the Kurus and Pandus. 2. One of the seven Rishis. 3. A name of the Muni Agastya. 4. The son of Vrihaspati. 5. A sky-lark. 6. A bone. 7. Wild-cotton.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Drona. 2. One of the seven ancient sages. 3. Agastya. 4. The son of Brihaspati. 5. A skylark. 6. Wild cotton. 7. A bone.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a sage

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Yavakrita

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Drona

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Ashvatthaman

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

with the sun in the Sharat season

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Brihaspati. 2. A branch of Angirasa. 3. A sage. 4. A composer of Vedic hymns and texts.

— The Purana Index

Performed shraddha at Kashyapapada and found two hands protruding, one black and one white.

— The Purana Index

Patronymic or general relation to Bharadvāja

7 definitions
coming from or relating to Bharadvaja

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

descended from Bharadvaja

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Derived from or relating to Bharadvaja. 2. A descendant of Bharadvaja or patronymic of Agastya. 3. The planet Mars. 4. A skylark.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Belonging to or descended from Bharadvaja. 2. A specific people.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Coming from or relating to Bharadvaja. 2. Name of Drona, the preceptor of the Kurus and Pandus. 3. Name of one of the seven Rishis. 4. Name of a son of Brihaspati. 5. Name of the Muni Agastya. 6. Name of a grammarian. 7. The planet Mars. 8. A skylark.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

descendant of Bharadvaja

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a descendant of Bharadvaja

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

A Bone

2 definitions
a bone

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A bone.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Skylark

2 definitions
a skylark

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a skylark

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Female Descendant of Bharadvāja

1 definition
a female descendant of Bharadvaja

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a People/Tribe

1 definition
Name of a people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Place/Country

1 definition
of a place

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a River

1 definition
Name of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Sāmans (Vedic Chants)

1 definition
name of various Samans

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Planet Mars

1 definition
the planet Mars

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wild Cotton Shrub

1 definition
the wild cotton shrub

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.