भृतक

{ bhṛtaka }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

भृतक  mfn.  mfn. brought, fetched (See द्राग्-भ्°)
भृतक  mfn.  mfn. hired, receiving wages
भृतक  m.  m. a hired labourer, servant, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

भृतक [bhṛtaka] a.  a. [भृतं भरणं वेतनमुपजीवति कन्]
Nourished; कैकेय्या न वयं राज्ये भृतका हि वसेमहि [Rām.2.48.23.]
Hired, paid.
-कः   A hired servant; ...... द्वादशमंशं भृतकः [Kau.A.2.8.26;] रक्षेत भृतकोऽरण्ये यथा गास्तादृगेव सः [Mb.3.] 33.24. -Comp.
-अध्यापकः   a hired teacher.
-अध्यापनम्   instruction given by a hired teacher; भृतादध्ययनादानं भृत- काध्यापनं तथा [Y.3.23.]
-अध्यापित a.  a. taught by a paid teacher. (-तः) a student who pays his teacher for his labour (= 'a paying student' of the modern days); भृतकाध्यापको यश्च भृतकाध्यापितस्तथा [Ms.3.156.]

Shabda-Sagara

भृतक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A hired labourer.
2. A servant.
E. भृत hired, कन् added.

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भृत कन्