भोजन

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भोजन (bhójana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱoː.d͡ʒən/,

Noun

भोजन (bhojanm

  1. (formal) food
    Synonym: खाना (khānā)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भोजन n

  1. Devanagari script form of bhojana (“meal”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root भुज् (bhuj) +‎ -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (to enjoy).

Pronunciation

Noun

भोजन (bhójana) stemn

  1. the act of enjoying, using
  2. the act of eating
  3. a meal, food
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.13.4:
      प्र॒जाभ्य॑: पु॒ष्टिं वि॒भज॑न्त आसते र॒यिमि॑व पृ॒ष्ठं प्र॒भव॑न्तमाय॒ते।
      असि॑न्व॒न्दंष्ट्रै॑: पि॒तुर॑त्ति॒ भोज॑नं॒ यस्ताकृ॑णोः प्रथ॒मं सास्यु॒क्थ्य॑:॥
      prajā́bhya: puṣṭíṃ vibhájanta āsate rayímiva pṛṣṭháṃ prabhávantamāyaté.
      ásinvandáṃṣṭrai: pitúratti bhójanaṃ yástā́kṛṇoḥ prathamáṃ sā́syukthyà:.
      Dealing out food unto their people there they sit, like wealth to him who comes, more than the back can bear.
      Greedily with his teeth he eats the master's food.
      You (Indra) who did these things first are worthy of our praises.
  4. anything enjoyed or used, property, possession
  5. enjoyment, any object of enjoyment or the pleasure caused by it
  6. the act of giving to eat, feeding
  7. dressing food, cooking

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भोजन
singular dual plural
nominative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
vocative भोजन (bhójana) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
accusative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
instrumental भोजनेन (bhójanena) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनैः (bhójanaiḥ)
भोजनेभिः¹ (bhójanebhiḥ¹)
dative भोजनाय (bhójanāya) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
ablative भोजनात् (bhójanāt) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
genitive भोजनस्य (bhójanasya) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनानाम् (bhójanānām)
locative भोजने (bhójane) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनेषु (bhójaneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

भोजन (bhójana) stem

  1. feeding, giving to eat (said of Shiva)
  2. voracious

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भोजन
singular dual plural
nominative भोजनः (bhójanaḥ) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनाः (bhójanāḥ)
भोजनासः¹ (bhójanāsaḥ¹)
vocative भोजन (bhójana) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनाः (bhójanāḥ)
भोजनासः¹ (bhójanāsaḥ¹)
accusative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनान् (bhójanān)
instrumental भोजनेन (bhójanena) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनैः (bhójanaiḥ)
भोजनेभिः¹ (bhójanebhiḥ¹)
dative भोजनाय (bhójanāya) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
ablative भोजनात् (bhójanāt) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
genitive भोजनस्य (bhójanasya) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनानाम् (bhójanānām)
locative भोजने (bhójane) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनेषु (bhójaneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of भोजनी
singular dual plural
nominative भोजनी (bhójanī) भोजन्यौ (bhójanyau)
भोजनी¹ (bhójanī¹)
भोजन्यः (bhójanyaḥ)
भोजनीः¹ (bhójanīḥ¹)
vocative भोजनि (bhójani) भोजन्यौ (bhójanyau)
भोजनी¹ (bhójanī¹)
भोजन्यः (bhójanyaḥ)
भोजनीः¹ (bhójanīḥ¹)
accusative भोजनीम् (bhójanīm) भोजन्यौ (bhójanyau)
भोजनी¹ (bhójanī¹)
भोजनीः (bhójanīḥ)
instrumental भोजन्या (bhójanyā) भोजनीभ्याम् (bhójanībhyām) भोजनीभिः (bhójanībhiḥ)
dative भोजन्यै (bhójanyai) भोजनीभ्याम् (bhójanībhyām) भोजनीभ्यः (bhójanībhyaḥ)
ablative भोजन्याः (bhójanyāḥ)
भोजन्यै² (bhójanyai²)
भोजनीभ्याम् (bhójanībhyām) भोजनीभ्यः (bhójanībhyaḥ)
genitive भोजन्याः (bhójanyāḥ)
भोजन्यै² (bhójanyai²)
भोजन्योः (bhójanyoḥ) भोजनीनाम् (bhójanīnām)
locative भोजन्याम् (bhójanyām) भोजन्योः (bhójanyoḥ) भोजनीषु (bhójanīṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of भोजन
singular dual plural
nominative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
vocative भोजन (bhójana) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
accusative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजने (bhójane) भोजनानि (bhójanāni)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
instrumental भोजनेन (bhójanena) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनैः (bhójanaiḥ)
भोजनेभिः¹ (bhójanebhiḥ¹)
dative भोजनाय (bhójanāya) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
ablative भोजनात् (bhójanāt) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
genitive भोजनस्य (bhójanasya) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनानाम् (bhójanānām)
locative भोजने (bhójane) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनेषु (bhójaneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

भोजन (bhójana) stemm

  1. name of a mountain

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भोजन
singular dual plural
nominative भोजनः (bhójanaḥ) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनाः (bhójanāḥ)
भोजनासः¹ (bhójanāsaḥ¹)
vocative भोजन (bhójana) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनाः (bhójanāḥ)
भोजनासः¹ (bhójanāsaḥ¹)
accusative भोजनम् (bhójanam) भोजनौ (bhójanau)
भोजना¹ (bhójanā¹)
भोजनान् (bhójanān)
instrumental भोजनेन (bhójanena) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनैः (bhójanaiḥ)
भोजनेभिः¹ (bhójanebhiḥ¹)
dative भोजनाय (bhójanāya) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
ablative भोजनात् (bhójanāt) भोजनाभ्याम् (bhójanābhyām) भोजनेभ्यः (bhójanebhyaḥ)
genitive भोजनस्य (bhójanasya) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनानाम् (bhójanānām)
locative भोजने (bhójane) भोजनयोः (bhójanayoḥ) भोजनेषु (bhójaneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भोजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 768/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 276