भगदत्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta). Equivalent to भग (bhag) +‎ दत्त (datt). Doublet of बग़दाद (baġdād).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ.d̪ət̪t̪/, [bʱɐɡ.d̪ɐt̪(ː)]

Proper noun

भगदत्त • (bhagdatt) m

1. Bhagadatta (a mythological king of Prāgjyotiṣa kingdom in the Mahābhārata, who fought for the Kauravas; son of Narakasura)

Declension

Declension of भगदत्त (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	भगदत्त bhagdatt
oblique	भगदत्त bhagdatt
vocative	भगदत्त bhagdatt

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भगदत्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3605

Prakrit

Proper noun

भगदत्त (bhagadatta)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀕𑀤𑀢𑁆𑀢 (“Bhagadatta”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of भगदत्त (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	भगदत्तो (bhagadatto)	भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)
Accusative	भगदत्तं (bhagadattaṃ)	भगदत्ते (bhagadatte) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)
Instrumental	भगदत्तेण (bhagadatteṇa) or भगदत्तेणं (bhagadatteṇaṃ)	भगदत्तेहि (bhagadattehi) or भगदत्तेहिं (bhagadattehiṃ)
Dative	भगदत्ताअ (bhagadattāa)	—
Ablative	भगदत्ताओ (bhagadattāo) or भगदत्ताउ (bhagadattāu) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā) or भगदत्ताहि (bhagadattāhi) or भगदत्ताहिंतो (bhagadattāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	भगदत्तस्स (bhagadattassa)	भगदत्ताण (bhagadattāṇa) or भगदत्ताणं (bhagadattāṇaṃ)
Locative	भगदत्तम्मि (bhagadattammi) or भगदत्ते (bhagadatte)	भगदत्तेसु (bhagadattesu) or भगदत्तेसुं (bhagadattesuṃ)
Vocative	भगदत्त (bhagadatta) or भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)	भगदत्ता (bhagadattā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভগদত্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬕᬤᬢ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভগদত্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰐𑰟𑰝𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀕𑀤𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဂဒတ္တ (Burmese script)
• ભગદત્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਭਗਦਤ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌗𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦒꦢꦠ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂏𑂠𑂞𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಗದತ್ತ (Kannada script)
• ភគទត្ត (Khmer script)
• ຠຄທຕ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ഭഗദത്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡤᠠᡩᠠᢠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘐𑘟𑘝𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠺᠠᢑᠠᢐᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦰𑦿𑦽𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐐𑐡𑐟𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭଗଦତ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢔꢣꢡ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆓𑆢𑆠𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖐𑖟𑖝𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භගදත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩞𑩭𑩫 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚌𑚛𑚙𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க³த³த்த (Tamil script)
• భగదత్త (Telugu script)
• ภคทตฺต (Thai script)
• བྷ་ག་ད་ཏྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒑𑒠𑒞𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨍𑨛𑨙𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás

Sanskrit भग (bhaga)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.

Sanskrit दत्त (datta)

Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)

Tatpuruṣa compound of भग (bhága, name of an Āditya who bestows wealth, fortune, and love) +‎ दत्त (dattá, “given”), literally “given by Bhaga”. Doublet of बगदाद (bagadāda). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬊𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (baγodāta), Old Persian *Bagadātah.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ɡɐˈd̪ɐt̪.t̪ɐ/, [bʱɐ.ɡɐˈd̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ɐ]

Proper noun

भगदत्त • (bhagadatta) stem, m

1. (Classical Sanskrit) Bhagadatta (a mythological king of Prāgjyotiṣa kingdom in the Mahābhārata, who fought for the Kauravas; son of Narakasura)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भगदत्त (bhagadatta)
	Singular
Nominative	भगदत्तः bhagadattaḥ
Vocative	भगदत्त bhagadatta
Accusative	भगदत्तम् bhagadattam
Instrumental	भगदत्तेन bhagadattena
Dative	भगदत्ताय bhagadattāya
Ablative	भगदत्तात् bhagadattāt
Genitive	भगदत्तस्य bhagadattasya
Locative	भगदत्ते bhagadatte

Derived terms

• *भगदत्ता (bhagadattā) (+ -आ (-ā, feminine-forming suffix))
  • Gandhari: 𐨧𐨒𐨡𐨟 f (bhagadata, proper noun)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भगदत्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1331.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhagadatta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.