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भदन्त

   { bhadantḥ }
Script: Devanagari

भदन्त     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
भदन्त   a°दाक, °द्र See under √ भन्द् below.
भदन्त  m. bm. ([Uṇ. iii, 130] Sch.) a term of respect applied to a Buddhist, a Buddhist mendicant, [Var.] ; [Hcar.] ; [Kathās.]
भ-दत्त   v.l. for q.v.
ROOTS:
दत्त

भदन्त     

भदन्तः [bhadantḥ]   [Uṇ.3.13]
A term of respect applied to a Buddhist; भदन्त तिथिरेव न शुध्यति [Mu.4.]
A Buddhist mendicant (v. l. for भदत्त).

भदन्त     

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
भदन्त  mfn.  (-न्तः-न्ती-न्तं)
1. Reverend, venerable, worshipped or adored. 2. Brilliant, splendid.
 m.  (-न्तः)
1. A Saugata, a Bauddha, a heterodox or sceptical philosopher.
2. A devotee, an ascetic. भदि to be happy or pleased, to shine, Unādi aff. झच्, and the nasal rejected.

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