भग

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भग (bhága).

Pronunciation

Noun

भग (bhagf (Urdu spelling بھگ)

  1. (anatomy) vulva

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Derived terms

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

भग n

  1. Devanagari script form of bhaga

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-ó-s, from *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬀 (baγa, god) Old Persian 𐎲𐎥 (baga, god). Compare also Proto-Slavic *bogъ, an Iranian borrowing. The Sanskrit root is भज् (bhaj).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भग (bhága) stemm

    1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) Bhaga, one of the Adityas, a god of wealth and marriage in Hinduism. In the Rigveda Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits.
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.89.3:
        तान्पूर्व॑या नि॒विदा॑ हूमहे व॒यं भगं॑ मि॒त्रमदि॑तिं॒ दक्ष॑म॒स्रिध॑म्।
        अ॒र्य॒मणं॒ वरु॑णं॒ सोम॑म॒श्विना॒ सर॑स्वती नः सु॒भगा॒ मय॑स्करत्॥
        tā́npū́rvayā nivídā hūmahe vayáṃ bhágaṃ mitrámáditiṃ dákṣamasrídham.
        aryamáṇaṃ váruṇaṃ sómamaśvínā sárasvatī naḥ subhágā máyaskarat.
        We invoke them with an ancient text, Bhaga, Mitra, Aditi, Dakṣa, Asridh, Aryaman, Varuṇa, Soma, the Aśvins; and may the gracious Sarasvatī grant us happiness.
    2. "dispenser", gracious lord, patron (applied to gods, especially to Savitṛ)
    3. the sun
    4. mud (also bitumen)
    5. good fortune, happiness, welfare, prosperity
    6. dignity, majesty, distinction, excellence, beauty, loveliness
    7. love, affection, sexual passion, amorous pleasure, dalliance
    8. the female organs, pudendum muliebre, vulva

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of भग (bhága)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative भगः
    bhágaḥ
    भगौ / भगा¹
    bhágau / bhágā¹
    भगाः / भगासः¹
    bhágāḥ / bhágāsaḥ¹
    Vocative भग
    bhága
    भगौ / भगा¹
    bhágau / bhágā¹
    भगाः / भगासः¹
    bhágāḥ / bhágāsaḥ¹
    Accusative भगम्
    bhágam
    भगौ / भगा¹
    bhágau / bhágā¹
    भगान्
    bhágān
    Instrumental भगेन
    bhágena
    भगाभ्याम्
    bhágābhyām
    भगैः / भगेभिः¹
    bhágaiḥ / bhágebhiḥ¹
    Dative भगाय
    bhágāya
    भगाभ्याम्
    bhágābhyām
    भगेभ्यः
    bhágebhyaḥ
    Ablative भगात्
    bhágāt
    भगाभ्याम्
    bhágābhyām
    भगेभ्यः
    bhágebhyaḥ
    Genitive भगस्य
    bhágasya
    भगयोः
    bhágayoḥ
    भगानाम्
    bhágānām
    Locative भगे
    bháge
    भगयोः
    bhágayoḥ
    भगेषु
    bhágeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: Bhaga
    • Hindi: भग (bhag)
    • Pali: bhaga
    • Tamil: பகன் (pakaṉ)
    • Telugu: భగము (bhagamu)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “भग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743, column 2.
    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “भग”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 239-240