BArata a. ( tI f. ) [ BaratasyedaM , BAratAn BaratavaMSya naDikftya kfto graMTaH aR ] Belonging to or descended from Bharata. — taH 1 A descendant of Bharata. 2 An inhabitant of Bharatavarṣa or India. 3 An actor. 4 An epithet of the sun shining on the south of Meru. — taM 1 India, the country of Bharata; Śi. 14. 5. 2 N. of the most celebrated epic poem in Sanskrit which gives the history of the descendants of Bharata with innumerable episodes. (It is attributed to Vyāsa or kfzRadvEpAyana , but the work, as we have it at present, is evidently the production of many hands); SravaRAMjalipuwapeyaM viracitavAn BAratAKyamamftaM yaH . tamahamarAgamakfzRaM kfzRadvEpAyanaM vaMde Ve. 1. 4 ; vyAsagirAM niryAsaM sAraM viSvasya BArataM vaMde . BUzaRatayEva saMjYAM yadaMkitAM BAratI vahati .. Āryā S. 31. 3 The science of music and dramaturgy founded by Bharata. — tI 1 Speech, ( pb ) voice, words, eloquence; BAratInirGozaH U. 3 ; tamarTamiva BAratyA sutayA yoktumarhasi Ku. 6. 79 ; navarasarucirAM nirmitimAdaDatI BAratI kaverjayati K. P. 1. 2 The goddess of speech, Sarasvatī. 3 N. of a particular kind of style; BAratI saMskftaprAyo vAgvyApAro nawASrayaH S. D. 285. 4 A quail. 5 The dramatic art in general.