Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
भञ्ज्. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
भञ्ज्, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
भञ्ज् in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
भञ्ज् you have here. The definition of the word
भञ्ज् will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
भञ्ज्, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeng-, nasal-infixed form of *bʰeg- (“to break”).
Root
भञ्ज् • (bhañj)
- to break, shatter, split etc.
- to break into, make a breach in (a fortress, with accusative)
- to rout, put to flight, defeat (an army)
- to dissolve (an assembly)
- to break up or divide
- to bend
- to check, arrest, suspend, frustrate, disappoint
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “भञ्ज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भञ्ज्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhañj”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भञ्ज्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press