The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhattika
Bhattika (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. bhatta] in dhuva˚ being in constant supply of food, being a regular attendant
(servant) or adviser Vin ii.15. Also at ThA 267 in meaning "being a servant, working for food" in expln of
bhattikat! (=kata -- s!mi -- bhattik!), said of a toiling housewife.
Bhattimant
Bhattimant (adj.) [from bhatti] 1. devoted? 2. discerning, analytical, perspicacious? Th 1, 370; Com. has:
yath!nusi&&ha' pa&ipattiy! tattha bhattim! n!ma.
Bhadanta (Bhaddanta)
Bhadanta (Bhaddanta) [a secondary adj. formation from address bhadda' (= bhadra') te "hail to thee," cp.
"bhadda' vo" under bhadda 1] venerable, reverend.
-- 498 --
mostly in voc. as address "Sir, holy father" etc., to men of the Order. voc. sg. bhadante S i.216 (v. l.
bhaddante); voc. pl. bhadant! DhA iii.414. -- A contracted form of bhadante is bhante (q. v.). Note. In case
of bhadanta being the corresp. of Sk. *bhavanta (for bhav!n) we would suppose the change v>d and
account for dd on grounds of pop. analogy after bhadda. See bhante. The pl. nom. from bhadant! is formed
after bhadante, which was felt as a voc. of an a -- stem with -- e for -- a as in Prk. M!gadh".
Bhadantika
Bhadantika (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. bhadanta] only in cpd. ehi˚, lit. "one belonging to the (greeting) 2 come hail to
thee, 3" i. e. one who accepts an invitation D iii.40, M ii.161; A i.295; ii.206; Pug 55. See also under ehi.
Bhadara
Bhadara in ˚pa*.u at A i.181 is to be read as badara˚.
Bhadda & Bhadra
Bhadda(a) & Bhadra(b) (adj.) [cp. Vedic bhadra, on diff. forms see Geiger, P.Gr. § 532. Dhtp 143, 589
expls bhadd by "kaly!*e"; whereas Dhtm 205 & 823 gives bhad (bhadd) with expln "kaly!*a kamm!ni"] 1.
auspicious, lucky, high, lofty, august, of good omen, reverend (in address to people of esteem), good,
happy, fortunate D ii.95(a); S i.117(b); Dh 143 sq.(b) (of a good, well -- trained horse), 380(b) (id.); J
vi.281(b) (24 bhadr! p!sak! or lucky throws of the dice); DhA i.33(a) (voc. bhadde=ayye). -- bhadra' (nt.)
something bringing luck, a good state, welfare; a good deed (=kaly!*a') Dh 120 (=bhadra -- kamma, viz.
k!yasucarita etc. DhA iii.14); PvA 116 (=i&&ha'). Also as form of address "hail to thee," bhadda' vo J
v.260. -- 2. a kind of arrow (cp. Sk. bhalla) J ii.275 (v. l. bhadra; so Kern, Toev. s. v.; but C. takes it as
bhadda lucky, in neg. sense "unlucky, sinister," & expls by b"bhaccha=awful). -- 3. bull (cp. Sk. bhadra,
Hal!yudha 5, 21) Th 1, 16, 173, 659. -- mukha one whose face brings blessings, a complimentary address,
like "my noble &c friend!" [cp. BSk. bhadramukha; Divy frequent: see Index], M ii.53; S i.74 (cp. K.S.
i.100n) J ii.261 (v. l. bhadda˚); Vism 92 (v. l. SS bhadda˚). -- muttaka [cp. Sk. bhadramusta] a kind of
fragrant grass (Cyperus rotundus) DA i.81; Abhp 599. -- yuga a noble pair DhA i.95 (Kolita & Upatissa), --
v!hana the auspicious (royal) vehicle (or carriage) Miln 4.
Bhaddaka & Bhadraka