भक्ष
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬱𐬀- (baxša-), Persian بخش (baxš), Ancient Greek φᾰγεῖν (phageîn).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.ʂɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbʱɐk.ʂɐ/
Noun
भक्ष • (bhakṣá)
- eating, drinking
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- drink
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of भक्ष (bhakṣá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्षः bhakṣáḥ | भक्षौ bhakṣaú | भक्षाः / भक्षासः¹ bhakṣā́ḥ / bhakṣā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | भक्ष bhákṣa | भक्षौ bhákṣau | भक्षाः / भक्षासः¹ bhákṣāḥ / bhákṣāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | भक्षम् bhakṣám | भक्षौ bhakṣaú | भक्षान् bhakṣā́n |
Instrumental | भक्षेण bhakṣéṇa | भक्षाभ्याम् bhakṣā́bhyām | भक्षैः / भक्षेभिः¹ bhakṣaíḥ / bhakṣébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | भक्षाय bhakṣā́ya | भक्षाभ्याम् bhakṣā́bhyām | भक्षेभ्यः bhakṣébhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्षात् bhakṣā́t | भक्षाभ्याम् bhakṣā́bhyām | भक्षेभ्यः bhakṣébhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्षस्य bhakṣásya | भक्षयोः bhakṣáyoḥ | भक्षाणाम् bhakṣā́ṇām |
Locative | भक्षे bhakṣé | भक्षयोः bhakṣáyoḥ | भक्षेषु bhakṣéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: bhakkha
- → Khmer: ភក្សា (phĕəksaa)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0742.