Word history

Monier-Williams (1899) records bhāradvāja with the sense “relating to bharadvaja”. Bhāradvāja is a derivative of the older name Bharadvāja. The dictionary distinguishes a relational adjective from a patronymic noun. The initial long vowel is part of that derivation; the two similar Sanskrit spellings are therefore not interchangeable. The surname form भारद्वाज preserves the derived word, without establishing an individual genealogy. The vowel length is part of the distinction.

Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword bhāradvāja, page 753, column 2, entry L150004 · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword bhāradvāja, page 753, column 2, entry L150005

Literal dictionary sense

bhāradvāja: Relating to Bharadvaja.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword bhāradvāja, page 753, column 2, entry L150004

Native-script forms

भारद्वाज · Devanagari

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