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- proper noun A legendary emperor of
India , and is referred to in Hindu and Jain theology. He was son of King Dushyanta and Sakuntala. - proper noun Hinduism Younger brother of
Rāma inRamayana .
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Examples
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Then King Dushyanta gave the name Bharata to Shakuntala's son, and had him anointed crown prince.
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Over many thousands of years, a large body of learning called the Vedas accumulated in what was once called Bharata and is now called India.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Long, long ago when the Earth was still a young maiden, India—then known as Bharata—was a lush garden of primal forests and fragrant valleys.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Over many thousands of years, a large body of learning called the Vedas accumulated in what was once called Bharata and is now called India.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Long, long ago when the Earth was still a young maiden, India—then known as Bharata—was a lush garden of primal forests and fragrant valleys.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Long, long ago when the Earth was still a young maiden, India—then known as Bharata—was a lush garden of primal forests and fragrant valleys.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Over many thousands of years, a large body of learning called the Vedas accumulated in what was once called Bharata and is now called India.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The second son of Sanju is called Bharata in whose honour oblations of clarified butter are offered with the sacrificial ladle (called Sruk) at all the full moon
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Pushtimati is another name of his fire; for when he is satisfied he vouchsafes pushti (development) to all creatures, and for this reason he is called Bharata (or the Cherisher).
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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'Listen, O ye ascetics, to the outlines of the several divisions (parvas) of this history called Bharata, endued with great wisdom, of sections and feet that are wonderful and various, of subtile meanings and logical connections, and embellished with the substance of the Vedas.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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