a demand or request made forcefully or authoritatively.

a persistent demand for payment of money, esp. for payment of interest or repayment of loan.

a broad, circular plate having a slightly raised rim around.

(rightly, ಭರತ) the periodic rise of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun.

the quality or state of being greater in measure, degree, number, etc.

force or speed of movement; impetus; momentum; tempo.

a filling in of vacant place, position, space, etc.

the largest democratic nation in the world, spreading from the Himalayan mountains in the north to the Kanyākumāri in the south and from eastern border of Pakistan in the west to the western border of Bangla Desh in the east, which became independant on August 15, 1947.

anything that belongs to India.

one of the two great epics of India, popularly known as Mahābhārata, writen by Vēda Vyāsa originally in Samskřta, subsequently by others in other languages.

the great war of Mahābharata, between Pānḍavas and Kauravas for eighteen days.

Kurukṣētra, the battlefield of Mahābharata war.

the treatise on the art of dance and drama written by the sage Bharata.

a man who performs dance, acts in stage plays, etc. a dancer or actor.

(Dvaita phil.) the Wind-God.

a kind of dish made of crushed, roasted brinjals and mixed with curds.

a mentally matured, wise man.

a man who performs dance, acts in stage plays, etc. a dancer or actor.

a celebrated sage, who wrote a treatise on the art of dance and drama.

the art of dance and drama.

name of a mythological king who ruled the entire India.

a brother of Rāma, one of the principal characters in Ramāyaṇa, the Indian epic.

name of a sage, popularly known as Jaḍa Bharata.

India, a country in South Asia.

(Jain.) Bharata, son of the first religious teacher Vriṣabha and the first emperor.

any religious act or obligation enjoined by the gods; any meritorious act of devotion or austerity; a vow.

acting or dancing.

a man as related to his wife; a husband.

a master, ruler or guardian.

= ಭರತಿ2.

a man appointed for menial or domestic work; a servant a mercenary.

that which is significant, meaningful.

full; complete.

in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree or number.

entire; whole.

strong; robust.

a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; a multitude.

protected; guarded; saved.

bearing; carrying.

gained; acquired.

filled; full of.

hired; paid (as a servant).

the condition or quality of being empty; emptiness.

the quality or fact of being of no use; uselessness.

the river Varadā, that originates in the district of Śivamogge, in Karnāṭaka.

a woman who is mentally matured.

a middle-aged woman.

a woman in her old age.

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; a prostitute.

skill; proficiency; expertise.

a man having honorific title or titles.