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Lemma: bhadra (adj)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
auspicious (MW)
blessed (MW)
fair (MW)
friendly (MW)
good (MW)
great (MW)
happy (MW)
lovely (MW)
lucky (Jamison and Brereton (2014))
skilful in (MW)
Topic
Frequency
narrative literature
49
Indra
49
jātaka, avadāna
41
Agni
39
agniṣṭoma
36
Mahāyāna
25
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune
24
Uṣas
13
omina, presigns, nimittas, adbhuta, omen
13
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra
13
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya
12
Viśve devāḥ
10
against bad omina and presigns
10
Soma sacrifice
10
Asceticism, tapas
9
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice
9
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha
9
Women
8
marriage, wedding
8
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun
8
agnicayana
8
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites
8
uparava
8
Alchemy
7
prāyaścitta
6
healing rituals, against diseases
6
Soma
6
dāna, giving
6
penance, prāyaścitta
6
Travel
5
war
5
for protection, safety, and luck
5
upanayana, initiation
5
cow
5
āgrayaṇa
5
Politics
5
dīkṣā
4
Paraśurāma
4
mahāvrata
4
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī
4
Brideship and marriage
4
Medicine
4
Maruts
4
Ādityas
4
water, rain
4
King, rājanīti
4
kāmyeṣṭi
4
Kaṃsa
4
Military science
4
against bad dreams
4
Bṛhaspati
4
against enemies, armies, weapons
3
Mitra
3
has the hide of man
3
Yama
3
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech
3
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman
3
prātaranuvāka
3
Bhaga
3
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā
3
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity
3
against evil
3
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits
3
ghost, monster, demon
3
vaśā
3
gṛhastha, householder
3
Cosmogony (gen.)
3
(Im-)purity
3
for children, offspring, progeny
3
Buddha's life
3
navayajña, sacrifice of the first fruits
3
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman
3
Sacrifice, yajña
3
nakṣatras
3
vrata
3
good behaviour
3
Brahmaṇaspati
2
birth, pregnancy
2
Materia medica
2
sutyā
2
against dangers, difficult situations
2
snātaka
2
Varuṇa
2
Rudra
2
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism
2
Behaviour, strīdharma
2
Grammar
2
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha
2
Mahābhārata
2
āghāra
2
snāna, bathing
2
āhavanīya
2
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī
2
for long life, longevity, old age
2
for success, authority
2
for concord, harmony
2
ukhya
2
sattra
2
against sorcery
2
somakraya, -vikraya, buying Soma
2
aṣṭakā
2
against serpents, snakebites
2
against kṛtyās
2
ukthya
1
rājasūya
1
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman
1
puṃsavana
1
sacrifice and time
1
Astronomy
1
gavām ayana, gavāmayana
1
godāna
1
pṛṣātaka
1
camasonnayana
1
Manu Vaivasvata
1
vāṇa
1
agnyupasthāna
1
kṛcchra
1
somapariṇayana
1
piṇḍapitṛyajña
1
agnīṣomīya
1
maṇikāvadhāna, placing the maṇika
1
prasthita libation, prasthitahoma
1
(handing over the) daṇḍa
1
agricultural rites
1
correct behaviour
1
Garuḍa
1
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start
1
abhiplava
1
upāyakauśalya
1
returning the mind, manas of a person
1
uktha
1
for aid, support
1
for political power
1
punarādheya, punarādhāna
1
pākayajña
1
śūlagava
1
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal
1
svādhyāya
1
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire
1
Aditi
1
strophes used in sacrifice
1
Therapy
1
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā
1
Kāma
1
manas
1
Psychology
1
rasāyana
1
āśā, hope
1
gambling
1
Kṣatriya
1
Brahmin
1
Behaviour, politeness
1
sexuality
1
Poetology
1
Bhakti
1
female ascetics
1
Genealogies
1
pregnancy
1
yuga theory
1
(Non-)vegetarism, meat
1
saṃskāras
1
Family
1
varṇas, castes
1
Buddhism
1
Tīrthas
1
dharma
1
Dharmaśāstra
1
Kāmaśāstra
1
Mineralogy, jewels, metals
1
animal sacrifice, paśubandha
1
Viśvāmitra
1
niṣkevalya śastra
1
Vāta, Vāyu, wind
1
vaṣaṭ, vaṣaṭkāra
1
agnihotra
1
Anumati
1
om, oṃ, oṃkāra
1
for intelligence, wisdom
1
worship of relics, stūpas
1
for cattle, cows
1
against rivals
1
for luck in gambling
1
for water and rain
1
for love, love charms
1
Apāṃ Napāt
1
botany, plants
1
Aśvins
1
differences between women and men
1
Pūṣan
1
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs
1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu
1
vyavahāra
1
Tilottamā
1
Sunda and Upasunda
1
praise of Viṣṇu (namas)
1
Agastya
1
Māṇḍavya
1
Nala and Damayantī
1
Pṛthu and the Earth
1
long live, āyus
1
bali
1
vaiśvadeva, vaiśvadevaśastra
1
Concept Notes Count
auspicious tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" 26
lovely appealing to the emotions as well as the eye 17
good most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" 15
happy experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" 3
beautiful aesthetically pleasing 2
bhadra [word] the word bhadra 1
lucky having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day" 1
fine-looking pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women a 1
Collocations