# भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja)

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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 — E. bharadvāja a lark, and aṇ 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
- **SLP1:** `BAradvAja`  **IAST:** bhāradvāja  **Devanagari:** भारद्वाज
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharadvaja
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bharadvaja/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** भरद्वाज (bharadvāja), भरद्वज (bharadvaja)

## 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)*
  > N. of various men ( esp. of supposed authors of hymns, viz. of Ṛjiśvan, Garga, Nara, Pāyu, Vasu, Śāsa, Śirimbiṭha, Śuṇahotra, Sapratha, Su-hotra q.v.; but also of others, e.g. of Droṇa, of Agastya, of Śaunya, of Sukeśan, of Satya-vāha, of Śūṣa Vāhneya, of one of the 7 Ṛṣis, of a son of Bṛhas-pati &c., and of many writers and teachers pl. of a Vedic school), ṚV-anukramaṇikā (Title); Mahābhārata (Title); Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title); Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 146, 161 &c. [ ID=150006 ]
- 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*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 617 ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) m. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) 1 A name of DROṆA, the military preceptor of the Kurus, and Pāṇḍus. 2 One of the seven Ṛṣis. 3 A name of the Muni AGASTYA. 4 The son of VṚHASPATI. 5 A skylark. n. ( - जं (-jaṃ) ) A bone. f. ( - जी (-jī) ) Wild cotton. E. भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) a lark, and अण् (aṇ) pleonastick or derivative aff.; in the latter case it refers to a legend of the Ṛṣi BHARADVĀJA having been nursed by a lark, in consequence of being abandoned at his birth by his natural parents. [ ID=28442 ]
- 1. A name of Drona, Agastya, or Vrihashpati, or a lark. 2. Wild cotton. 3. A bone.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 554-a ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) ( जः ) ((jaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Dro- na, Agastya or Vrihashpati; a lark. f. Wild cotton. n. A bone. [ ID=27956 ]
- 1. An epithet of Drona. 2. An epithet of Agastya. 3. The planet Mars. 4. A skylark.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 524-12 ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) (I) m. 1. An epithiet of Droṇa, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas; 2. of Agastya; 3. the planet Mars; 4. a sky-lark. [ ID=27381 ]
- 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*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 529-a ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) m. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) 1. A name of DROṆA, the military preceptor of the Kurus and Pāndus. 2. One of the seven Rishis. 3. A name of the Muni AGASTYA. 4. The son of VRIHASPATĪ. 5. A sky-lark. n. ( - जं (-jaṃ) ) A bone. f. ( - जी (-jī) ) Wild-cotton. E. भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) a lark, and अण् (aṇ) 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. [ ID=29337 ]
- 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*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 0649-a ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) bhāradvāja, i. e. bharad- vāja + a, I. patronym., m. 1. Epithet of Page0649-b+ 39 Droṇa. 2. One of the seven Ṛṣis. 3. Agastya. 4. The son of Vṛhas- pati. II. m. A skylark, Pañc. 157, Wild cotton. IV. n. A bone. [ ID=10528 ]
- a sage  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 120-1 ] Bhāradvāja 1. § 648 b (Kaṇikop.): XII, 140, 5249 ( Bhārad— vājasya saṃvādaṃ rājñaḥ Śatruñjayasya ca ), 5250.—§ 250 b (Nārītīrtha): I, 216, 7842 ( °sya tīrtha, pāpapraśamanaṃ mahat ).—VII, 8727 (a ṛṣi) ( Bha°, B.). [ ID=1318 ]
- Yavakrita  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhāradvāja 2 = Yavakrīta: III, 10700, 10701. [ ID=1319 ]
- Drona  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhāradvāja 4 = Droṇa: I, †176, †188, 2705, 5096, 5108, 5117, 5121, 5123, 5126, 5134, 5135, 5145, 5147, 5208, 5213, 5305, 5315, 5319, 5349, 5404, 5474, 5526, 6341, 6352, 6353, 6379, 6381, 6389, 6408, 6499, 7536; II, 2264; III, 1683; IV, 1287, 1651, 1828, 1833, 1846, 1852, 1856, 1874, 2056; V, 1961, 4963, 5786, 7607; VI, 1595, 2104, 2201, 2203, 2205, 2208, 2212, 2225, 2230, 2394, 2432, 2879, 2883, 3072, 3078, 3079, 3211, 3292, 3305, 3307, 3308, 3387, 3402, 3555, 3590, 3596, 3599, 3601, 3849, 3853, 3953, 4190, 4206, 4638, 4644, 4645, 5110, 5189, 5715; VII, 178, 201, 230, 259, 279, 281, 435, 467, 493, 644, 648, 792, 795, 796, 820, 881, 883, 920, 924, 946, 1028, 1455, 1462, 1507, 1512, 1513, 1515, 1620, 1624, 1645, 1654, Page120-b+ 63 1665, 2646, 3097, 3115, 3243, 3256, 3495, 3543, 3644, 3787, 3965, 3990, 4010, 4134, 4137, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4155, 4157, 4158, 4252, 4255, 4259, 4261, 4293, 4484 ( °sutaḥ = Aśvatthāman ), 4557, 4608, 4652, 4660, 4665, 4856, 4860, 4864, 4893, 4904, 4910, 4918, 4933, 5020, 5048, 5049, 5050, 5053, 5068, 5069, 5072, 5087, 5230, 6291, 6292, 6687, 6698, 6762, 6769, 6954, 6966, 7205, 7217, 7259, 7344, 7351, 7438, 8310, 8369, 8442, 8491, 8553, 8719, 8721, 8724, 8761, 8782, 8790, 8821, 8824, 8827, 8828, 8840, 8862, 8865 ( Bhā° sya cātmajaḥ, i.e. Aśva- tthāman ), 8866, 8871, 8878, 8879, 8885, 8900, 9313 ( °sutaṃ, i.e. Aśvatthāman ); VIII, 165, 188, 1043, 3677; IX, 75 ( Bhīsmaḥ pitāmahaś caiva, Bhāradvājo, 'tha Gautamaḥ… ), 124 ( Bhāradvājasya cātmajaḥ ), 627 ( Bhāradvājasya hantāraṃ Dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ), 740; XII, 2094 ( bhagavān ), 5249, 5250. [ ID=1321 ]
- Ashvatthaman  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 120-2 ] Bhāradvāja 5 = Aśvatthāman: I, 574 ( °guru = Droṇa); X, 349, 367, 368, 681. [ ID=1322 ]
- with the sun in the Sharat season  
  *The Purana Index*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 2-554 ] Bhāradvāja (I) — with the sun in the Śarat season. Br. II. 23. 12; 35. 64. [ ID=9580 ]
- 1. A son of Brihaspati. 2. A branch of Angirasa. 3. A sage. 4. A composer of Vedic hymns and texts.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bhāradvāja (II) — a son of Bṛhaspati; 1 a branch of An- girasa; 2 a sage by Garbha; 3 a Mantrakṛt; a Mantra Brāh- māṇa kāraka. 4 Page2-555+ 29 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 66. 1 and 2, 55; 64. 26.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 65. 97 and 106.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. 59. 92.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. 59. 98, 131.] [ ID=9581 ]
- Performed shraddha at Kashyapapada and found two hands protruding, one black and one white.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-555 ] Bhāradvāja (III) — performed śrāddha at Kaśyapapada and found two hands black and white protruding, and feeling a doubt asked his mother who said the black hand was his father; but the white hand contested that he was the Pro- creator; the black said, that he was the owner of kṣetra; Bhāradvāja found her of bad character. Vā. 111. 58-63. [ ID=9582 ]

### Patronymic or general relation to Bharadvāja (7 definitions)
- coming from or relating to Bharadvaja  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 753,2] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) mf( ई (ī) )n. coming from or relating to Bharad-vāja, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=150004 ]
- descended from Bharadvaja  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) m. patr. fr. भरद् - वाज (bharad-vāja) g. बिदा (bidā) दि (di) [ ID=150005 ]
- 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*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 204-1 ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) bhā́radvāja, a. ( ī ) derived from or relating to Bharadvāja; m. descendant of Bharadvāja, pat. of Agastya and others; planet Mars; skylark: ī, f. female descendant of Bharadvāja; skylark; N. of a river; a-ka, a. belonging to or derived from Bharadvāja: i-kā, f. skylark. [ ID=13168 ]
- 1. Belonging to or descended from Bharadvaja. 2. A specific people.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 376 ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) f. ई (ī) belonging to or descended from Bharadvāja; m. pl. N. of a people or = seq. [ ID=22806 ]
- 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)*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 0706-c ] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) bhāradvāja, as, ī, am (fr. bharad- vāja ), coming from or relating to Bharad-vāja; ( as ), m., N. of Śūṣa Vāhneya; of Śaunahotra; of Satya- vāha; of Sukeśan; of Śauṅga; of Droṇa (who was son of Bharad-vāja and preceptor of the Kurus and Pāṇḍus); of one of the seven Ṛṣis; of a son of Bṛhas-pati; of the Muni Agastya; of a grammarian; the planet Mars (according to the Graha-yajña-tattva); a skylark [cf. bharad-vāja ]; ( ās ), m. pl., N. of a people [cf. bharad-vāja ]; ( ī ), f. a particular species of bird; the wild cotton shrub; N. of a river; ( am ), n. a bone; N. of a country; (a various reading for bharad-vāja. ) —Bhāradvājī-putra, as, m., Ved., N. of a preceptor. [ ID=35400 ]
- descendant of Bharadvaja  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Bhāradvāja 3 (descendant of Bharadvāja): XIII, †4551 ( Bha°, B.), †7158; XVII, 12 [ ID=1320 ]
- a descendant of Bharadvaja  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) [Printed book page 2-100 ] Bhārad-vāja, ‘descendant of Bharadvāja, ’ is the patronymic of many teachers. In the Vaṃśas (lists of teachers) of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, Bhāradvājas are mentioned as Page2-101+ 49 pupils of Bhāradvāja, 1 Pārāśarya, 2 Balākākauśika, 3 Aitareya, 4 Āsurāyaṇa, 5 and Baijavāpāyana. 6 A Bhāradvāja occurs in the Rigveda, 7 and Śūṣa Vāhneya is mentioned as a Bhāradvāja in the Vaṃśa Brāhmaṇa. 8 [ Footnote: 1) ii. 5, 21; iv. 5, 27 (Mādhyaṃdina = ii. 6, 2 Kāṇva).] [ Footnote: 2) ii. 6, 2 Kāṇva.] [ Footnote: 3) iv. 5, 27 Mādhyaṃdina.] [ Footnote: 4) ii. 5, 21; iv. 5, 27 (Mādhyaṃdina = ii. 6, 3; iv. 6, 3 Kāṇva).] [ Footnote: 5) ii. 5, 21; iv. 5, 27 Mādhyaṃdina.] [ Footnote: 6) ii. 5, 21; iv. 5, 27 Mādhyaṃ- dina.] [ Footnote: 7) v. 61, 2.] [ Footnote: 8) Indische Studien, 4, 373.] [ ID=2253 ]

### A Bone (2 definitions)
- a bone  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 753,2] भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) n. a bone, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=150014 ]
- A bone.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) (II) n. A bone. [ ID=27382 ]

### A Skylark (2 definitions)
- a skylark  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a skylark, Pañcatantra (Title) [ ID=150008 ]
- a skylark  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a skylark, Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) [ ID=150011 ]

### Female Descendant of Bharadvāja (1 definition)
- a female descendant of Bharadvaja  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 753,2] भारद्वाजी (bhāradvājī) ( ई (ī) ), f. a female descendant of Bharad-vāja (with रात्रि (rātri) N. of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 127; cf. also भारद्वाजी (bhāradvājī)- पुत्र (bhāradvājī-putra) below) [ ID=150010 ]

### Name of a People/Tribe (1 definition)
- Name of a people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of a people, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=150009 ]

### Name of a Place/Country (1 definition)
- of a place  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a place, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 2, 145 ( v.l. for भर् (bhar) ° (°) ). [ ID=150016 ]

### Name of a River (1 definition)
- Name of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river, Mahābhārata (Title); Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=150013 ]

### Name of Sāmans (Vedic Chants) (1 definition)
- name of various Samans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various Sāmans, Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=150015 ]

### Planet Mars (1 definition)
- the planet Mars  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the planet Mars, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=150007 ]

### Wild Cotton Shrub (1 definition)
- the wild cotton shrub  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the wild cotton shrub, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=150012 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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