भुजङ्ग

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Etymology

From the root भुज् (bhuj, to bend), similar to पतङ्ग (pataṅgá) from पत् (pat). Sometimes interpreted as भुज् (bhuj) +‎ अङ्ग (aṅga, body).

Pronunciation

Noun

भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga) stemm

  1. a serpent, snake
    Synonyms: अहि (ahi), सर्प (sarpa), शेष (śeṣa), नाग (nāga)
  2. a mythical serpent-demon

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भुजङ्ग
Nom. sg. भुजङ्गः (bhujaṅgaḥ)
Gen. sg. भुजङ्गस्य (bhujaṅgasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भुजङ्गः (bhujaṅgaḥ) भुजङ्गौ (bhujaṅgau) भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ)
Vocative भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga) भुजङ्गौ (bhujaṅgau) भुजङ्गाः (bhujaṅgāḥ)
Accusative भुजङ्गम् (bhujaṅgam) भुजङ्गौ (bhujaṅgau) भुजङ्गान् (bhujaṅgān)
Instrumental भुजङ्गेन (bhujaṅgena) भुजङ्गाभ्याम् (bhujaṅgābhyām) भुजङ्गैः (bhujaṅgaiḥ)
Dative भुजङ्गाय (bhujaṅgāya) भुजङ्गाभ्याम् (bhujaṅgābhyām) भुजङ्गेभ्यः (bhujaṅgebhyaḥ)
Ablative भुजङ्गात् (bhujaṅgāt) भुजङ्गाभ्याम् (bhujaṅgābhyām) भुजङ्गेभ्यः (bhujaṅgebhyaḥ)
Genitive भुजङ्गस्य (bhujaṅgasya) भुजङ्गयोः (bhujaṅgayoḥ) भुजङ्गानाम् (bhujaṅgānām)
Locative भुजङ्गे (bhujaṅge) भुजङ्गयोः (bhujaṅgayoḥ) भुजङ्गेषु (bhujaṅgeṣu)

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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “bhujaṃga”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “bhujaga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 370