As a deity name
Name 571 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 470 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 669 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
भद्र · adj
सभ्य । सुशिक्षित · कल्याणकारी · श्रेष्ठ — Śabdasāgara
भद्र · noun · masculine
कल्याण । क्षेम । कुशल · चंदन · हाथियों की एक जाति जो पहले विंध्याचल में होती थी — Śabdasāgara
भद्र · bhadra · adj.
Good, well, prosperous, happy, auspicious, fortunate, lucky; favourable, propitious, gracious, kind, friendly, benevolent, pious, virtuous, pure, excellent, worthy; beloved, dear; an excellent person — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 184
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(with nṛpati a good or gracious king, with kānta a beautiful lover or husband, with diś the auspicious quarter i.e. the south, with vāc kind or friendly speech, voc. and sg. and pl…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhadra" is the vocative of "bhadrā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
bhadra mf(ā)n. blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous, happy, RV. &c. &c.
good, gracious, friendly, kind, ib.
excellent, fair, beautiful, lovely, pleasant, dear, ib.
good i.e. skilful in (loc.), MBh. iv, 305
great, L.
bhadrā (ā), f. a cow, L.
N. of various plants (= anantā, aparijātā, kṛṣṇā, jīvantī, nīlī, rāsnā &c.), L.
Alternative readings
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