भिषज्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰiṣáȷ́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰišáĵ. Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬌𐬱𐬀𐬰- (bišaz-), Kurdish bijişk (“doctor”), Persian پزشک (pezešk, “doctor”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱi.ʂɐ́d͡ʑ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbʱi.ʂɐd͡ʑ/
Noun
भिषज् • (bhiṣáj) m
- a healer, a physician
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.112.3:
- कारुरहं ततो भिषग्उपलप्रक्षिणी नना।
नानाधियोवसूयवो अनु घा इव तस्थिमेन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव॥- kārurahaṃ tato bhiṣagupalaprakṣiṇī nanā.
nānādhiyovasūyavo anu ghā iva tasthimendrāyendo pari srava. - A bard am I, my dad is a physician, mammy lays corn upon the stones.
Striving for wealth, with varied plans, we follow our desires like kine. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
- kārurahaṃ tato bhiṣagupalaprakṣiṇī nanā.
- कारुरहं ततो भिषग्उपलप्रक्षिणी नना।
Root
भिषज् • (bhiṣaj)
- to heal, to cure
Derived terms
- भिषक्ति (bhiṣákti)
Related terms
- भेषज (bheṣajá)
- भेषज्य (bheṣajyá)
- भिषज्यति (bhiṣajyáti)