Meaning of "bhakta" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BHAKTA

bhakta  [ˈbʌktə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BHAKTA

Bhakta is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BHAKTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bhakti

In Hinduism and Buddhism, "Bhakti" is a technical term meaning "portion, share", from the root bhaj- "to partake in, to receive one's share". It refers to religious devotion in the form of active involvement of a devotee in worship of the divine. Within monotheistic Hinduism, it is the love felt by the worshipper towards the personal God, a concept expressed in Hindu theology as Iṣṭa-devatā. Bhakthi can be used of either tradition of Hindu monotheism, Shaivaism or Vaishnavism. While bhakti as designating a religious path is already a central concept in the Bhagavad Gita, it rises to importance in the medieval history of Hinduism, where the Bhakti movement saw a rapid growth of bhakti beginning in Southern India with the Vaisnava Alvars and Saiva Nayanars, who spread bhakti poetry and devotion throughout India by the 12th-18th century CE. The Bhagavata Purana is text associated with the Bhakti movement which elaborates the concept of bhakti as found in the Bhagavad Gita.

Definition of bhakta in the English dictionary

The definition of bhakta in the dictionary is a Hindu term for a devotee of God.

TRANSLATION OF BHAKTA

Find out the translation of bhakta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bhakta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bhakta» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 奉献者
• Translator English - Spanish: bhakta
• English: bhakta
• Translator English - Hindi: भक्त
• Translator English - Arabic: بهاكتا
• Translator English - Russian: бхакта
• Translator English - Portuguese: bhakta
• Translator English - Bengali: ভক্ত
• Translator English - French: bhakta
• Translator English - Malay: Bhakta
• Translator English - German: bhakta
• Translator English - Japanese: バクタ
• Translator English - Korean: bhakta
• Translator English - Javanese: Bhakta
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Bhakta
• Translator English - Tamil: பக்தா
• Translator English - Marathi: भक्त
• Translator English - Turkish: bhakta
• Translator English - Italian: bhakta
• Translator English - Polish: bhakta
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бхакта
• Translator English - Romanian: bhakta
• Translator English - Greek: μπάκτα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bhakta
• Translator English - Swedish: bhaktan
• Translator English - Norwegian: bhakta

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BHAKTA»

Discover the use of bhakta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bhakta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Genuine Mediumship: The Invisible Powers

In Genuine Mediumship: The Invisible Powers, esoterica expert Swami Bhakta Vishita offers a philosophical discussion of the spiritual laws that make mediumship possible, as well as methods that can be used to identify an authentic medium ...

Swami Bhakta Vishita, 2009

Bhakta Kavi Gopāla Krishna

On the life and works of Gopāḷakr̥shna Paṭṭanāẏaka, 1784-1862, Oriya poet.

Phakīramohana Dāsa, 2002

The Development of Seership Hindoo and Oriental Methods

"Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before" Some of the subject matter: the Science of Knowing the Future; Seership proves behind the visible there is an invisible world that is hidden from the senses; Seership is the birthright of every soul ...

Swami Bhakta Vishita, 1993

Khrist Bhakta Movement: A Model for an Indian Church?: A ...

diocese are sent to Matridham āśram for one month's experience and to see how the Khrist Bhakta Movement is functioning. The diocese has spared two of their priests, Fr. James and Fr. Vineet, for the āśram/Khrist Bhakta ministry. Fr. Vineet ...

Ciril J. Kuttiyanikkal, 2014

PROFESSIONAL HOTEL FRONT OFFICE MGMT

This book has been written keeping in mind not only to cover syllabus prescribed by National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), New Delhi, but also complies with the syllabi of various other Indian universities ...

BHAKTA

A Study of Bhakta Ravidāsa

Life and philosophy of a 15th century Hindi religious poet.

Darshan Singh, 1981

Adolescent Reproductive Health in the Asian and Pacific Region

Draws on the background paper entitled Situation of the sexual and reproductive health of young people in the Asian and Pacific region, prepared jointly by ESCAP and the UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and South-East Asia for ...

Bhakta Bahadur Gubhaju, 2001

Patels: a Gujarati community history in the United States

Documents extensively the immigration and settlement of Indo-American Patels to the United States, focusing on the 1960s to the present.

Govind B. Bhakta, 2002

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas

The bhakta is God's companion and though as such, God has no favourites, yet he has a very special relation to His bhakta. Just as God is dear to the bhakta, so too is the bhakta dear to God. Because of this love, God accepts from the bhakta  ...

Swami Parmeshwaranand, 2001

Stories of Indian Saints: An English Translation of ...

The present book is an English translation of Mahipati's Marathi poem Bhakta-Vijaya which records the legends of Indian saints, irrespective of their difference in caste, community, creed, language and place of origin.

MahiÌ"pati, 1933

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BHAKTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bhakta is used in the context of the following news items.

Government 'reluctant' to make public policy report

The over 100-page report prepared by a panel led by former Tribhuvan University Vice-chancellor Kedar Bhakta Mathema has suggested ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»

Sunshine club win FAO Women's league inaugural

Bhakta Ballav Das, Tadit Kumar Rout, Dillip Kumar Sahoo, Vice president, FAO; Rushinath Sahoo, Avijit Paul, Sangeeta Sharma, joint ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»

God looks only for unalloyed devotion

This is the highest level of Bhakti and the Lord holds such a bhakta as very dear to Him. Krishna points out to Arjuna that there are different ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Saint Dadu Dayal, the integrator

Dadu who spread the message of Bhakti or devotion to God all over North India, was a great saint, a great Bhakta, almost as celebrated as ... «Free press journal, Jul 15»

Once More: Nag To Do A Devotional Film

And with Annamayya and Bhakta Ramadasu, Nagarjuna proved that he could match up to senior Akkineni. So, now that K Raghavendra Rao ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»

Reforming a diseased sector

... rigourous discussions at Singha Durbar that by the time we were winding up, night would have already fallen,” says Kedar Bhakta Mathema. «E Kantipur, Jul 15»

India starts off with two facile wins

... Maldives 65 (Mohamed Zilaal 26). India 90 (Narender Grewal 17, A. Arvind 13, Prasanna Venkatesh 13) bt Nepal 37 (Yukta Ram Bhakta 10). «The Hindu, Jul 15»

CA begins deliberations on statute draft

Speaking at the session, UCPN (Maoist) Chief Whip Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, CPN-UML lawmaker Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal and Nepali Congress ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»

Overhaul in public education system needed, experts say

Likewise, former vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan University Kedar Bhakta Mathema pointed out that teachers with total immersion into their ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»

Investors should look for what's best for Europe, not Greece: Mark …

In an interview with Biswajit Baruah & Pratik Bhakta. McFarland said he remains overweight on India. Edited Excerpts: What is your take on the ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»