As a deity name
Name 143 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 500 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 888 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
भोक्ता · noun · masculine
विष्णु · मर्ता । पति · एक प्रकार का प्रेत — Śabdasāgara
भोक्ता · bhoktā · s.m.
Enjoyer, eater, feeder; good liver; epicure; agent in fruition — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 196
भोक्ता · masculine
consumer, eater, user; enjoyer, sufferer
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi भोक्ता — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit भोक्ता (bhoktā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
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 split — attested members (member uktA unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhoktā" is the nominative of "bhoktṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
bhoktṛ m. (f(trī) ) one who enjoys or eats, enjoyer, eater, experiencer, feeler, sufferer, MaitrUp.; MBh. &c. (also as fut. of √ 3. bhuj, R.)
a possessor, ruler of a land, king, prince, Inscr.
Alternative readings
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