bharati

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• भरति (Devanagari script)
• ভরতি (Bengali script)
• භරති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘရတိ or ꧤရတိ (Burmese script)
• ภรติ or ภะระติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩁᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຣຕິ or ຠະຣະຕິ (Lao script)
• ភរតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄢𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भरति (bhárati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀇 (bharaï), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀭𑀤𑀺 (bharadi). Related to bharaṇa, bharita. Possibly partly a doublet of harati, which is far commoner, and compare the reduction of bhavati to hoti.

Verb

bharati (root bhar)

1. to bear, support, feed

Conjugation

Conjugation of "bharati"

	Singular	Plural
Imperative
2nd		bharatha

• Passive: bhīrati, which see for forms and usage.

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bharati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 499
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535