भोक्तृ bhoktṛ
boy 2 syllables SLP1 Boktf

As a deity name

Name 792 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages

Name 807 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees

Name 162 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 143 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed

As a Hindi name

No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

one who enjoys or eats, enjoyer, eater, experiencer, feeler, sufferer, &c. (also as fut. of √ 3. bhuj, )

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · भोक्तृ

bhoktṛ m. (f(trī) ) one who enjoys or eats, enjoyer, eater, experiencer, feeler, sufferer, MaitrUp.; MBh. &c. (also as fut. of √ 3. bhuj, R.)

Monier-Williams (1899) · भोक्तृ

a possessor, ruler of a land, king, prince, Inscr.

Monier-Williams (1899) · भोक्तृ

a husband, lover, L.

Apte (1890) · भोक्तृ

bhoktṛ a. [bhuj tṛc] 1 One who enjoys or eats. 2 Possessing. 3 Enjoying or making use of. 4 Feeling, enduring, experiencing. 5 Protecting, ruling, governing. — m. 1 A possessor, enjoyer, user. 2 A husband. 3 A king, ruler. 4 A lover 5 An epithet of Viṣṇu.

Wilson (1832) · भोक्तृ

bhoktṛ mfn. (-ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) 1 Enjoying, an enjoyer. 2 An eater. m. (-ktā) A husband. E. bhuja to enjoy, &c., aff. tṛc.

Alternative readings

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