भ्राज् भ्रातृक

भ्रातृ

भ्रातृ m. [भ्राज्-तृच् पृषोº; cf. Uṇ. 2. 96.]
1 A brother.
2 An intimate friend or relation.
3 A near relative in general.
4 A term of friendly address (my good friend); भ्रातः कष्टमहो Bh. 3. 37; 2. 34; तत्त्वं चिंतय तदिदं भ्रातः Moha M. 3. −Dual. A brother and sister. [cf. L. frater; Zend bratar, Eng. brother.]
−Comp.
−गंधि, -गंधिक a. having only the name of a brother, a brother in mere name.
−जः a brother's daughter.
−जाया (also भ्रातुर्जाया) a brother's wife, a sister-in-law; Me. 10.
−दत्तं property given by a brother to a sister at the time of her marriage.
−द्वितीया the second day of the bright half of Kārtika (when sisters invite their brothers to their houses and entertain them, who in their turn give them presents; the day seems to have been so called on account of Yamunā having entertained her brother Yama on that day; cf. यमद्वितीया).
−पुत्रः (also भ्रातुष्पुत्रः) a brother's son. (
−त्री) a niece.
−वधूः a brother's wife.
−भगिन्यौ a brother and sister.
−श्वशुरः elder brother of the husband.
−हत्या fratricide.

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