m. [bhṛ-tṛc] 1 A husband; yadbhartureva hitamicchati tatkalatraṃ Bh. 2. 8; strīṇāṃ bhartā dharmadārāśca puṃsāṃ Māl. 6. 18.

2 A lord, master, superi- or; bhartuḥśāpena Me. 1; gaṇaº, bhūtaº &c.

3 A leader, commander, chief; R. 7. 41.

4 A supporter, bearer, pro- tector.

5 The creator.

6 N. of Viṣṇu. Comp. ghnī a woman who murders her husband. dāra- kaḥ a crown-prince, prince royal, young prince, an...