भद्र

Sanskrit

Etymology

From भन्द् (bhand)

Adjective

भद्र • (bhadra)

  1. blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, happy.

Noun

भद्र • (bhadra) n

  1. prosperity, happiness, health, welfare, good fortune.

Proper noun

भद्र • (bhadra) m

  1. (Hinduism) Name of Siva.
  2. Name of one of the eight principal wives of Krishna.

Derived terms

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0745
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