As a Hindi name
भाक्त · adj
गौण । अमुख्य । लाक्षणिक · भोजन पर नियुक्त वा आश्रित · भक्त संबंधी (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
भाक्त · bhākta · s.m.
One who is fed by another, dependant, follower, retainer — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 179
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. bhakta) regularly fed by another, a dependent, retainer
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. bhākta mf(ī)n. (fr. bhakta) regularly fed by another, a dependent, retainer, Pāṇ. iv, 4, 68
fit for food, ib. iv, 4, 100.
2. bhākta mf(ī)n., (fr. bhakti) inferior, secondary (opp. to mukhya), Śaṃk.; ĀpŚr., Sch.
bhākta m. pl. ‘the faithful ones’, N. of a Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva sect, W.
bhākta a. 1 Regularly fed by another, a dependant, retainer. 2 Fit (pb) for food. 3 Inferior, secondary (opp. mukhya), often used in the Ś. B. in this sense. 4 Used in a secondary sense.
Alternative readings
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