Bharata

Bharata (Sanskrit भरत bharata ([ˈbʱəɻət̪ə]), "what is entertained / serviced") is:

in Indian mythology:

• a name of fire (maintained by humans), see Agni
• Bharata (son of Dushyanta) , hero and king, ancestor of the Bharatas from the Mahabharata
• Bharata (son of Dasharatha) , half-brother of Rama in the epic Ramayana
• Bharata (son of Dhruvasandhi) , father of Asita
• Bharata (son of Rishabha) and brother of Bahubali

Also:

• Bharata Muni , an ancient Indian music theorist, author of the Natyashastra
• a male leading actor in the ancient Indian Sanskrit theater

Bhārata (Sanskrit भारत bhārata ([ˈbʱɑːɻət̪ə]), "going back to Bharata", "derived from Bharata") means:

• the family of the Bharatas, who play the central role in the Indian national epic Mahabharata
• Bharata (tribe) , an Indo-Aryan tribe
• the whole Indian subcontinent
• the state of India
• Bharata Mata , the Indian national goddess

See also

• Bharatanatyam , Indian classical dance style

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.