भाक्त

{ bhākta }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

भाक्त  mfn.  1. mf( ई)n. ( fr. भक्त) regularly fed by another, a dependent, retainer, [Pāṇ. 4-4, 68]
fit for food, ib., iv, 4, 100.
भाक्त  mfn.  2. mf( ई)n., ( fr. भक्ति) inferior, secondary ( opp. to मुख्य), [Śaṃk.]; [ĀpŚr.] Sch.
भाक्त  m.  m. pl. ‘the faithful ones’, N. of a वैष्णव and शैव sect, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

भाक्त [bhākta]   a.
Regularly fed by another, a dependant, retainer.
Fit for food.
Inferior, secondary (opp. मुख्य), often used in the Ś. B. in this sense.
Used in a secondary sense.

Shabda-Sagara

भाक्त  m.  ( -क्तः)
1. A follower, a dependent, one to whom food is regu- larly given.
2. Grain, edible grain, as rice, &c.
 f.  ( -क्ती)
1. Fit for food.
2. Inferior, secondary.
3. Confined to any science, (as a term).
4. Dependant.
E. भक्त food, aff. अण् .

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भक्त अण् .