भोगवस्तु

भोगवस्तु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोगवस्तु (bhogavastu); synchronically analysable as भोग (bhog) +‎ वस्तु (vastu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːɡ.ʋəs.t̪uː/, [bʱoːɡ.ʋəs̪.t̪uː]

Noun

भोगवस्तु • (bhogvastu) f

1. (rare, formal) an object of enjoyment

Declension

Declension of भोगवस्तु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुएँ bhogvastuẽ
oblique	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुओं bhogvastuõ
vocative	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुओ bhogvastuo

Further reading

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “भोगवस्तु”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

---

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬪᭀᬕᬯᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
• ভোগৱস্তু (Assamese script)
• ভোগবস্তু (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰺𑰐𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁄𑀕𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ભોગવસ્તુ (Gujarati script)
• ꦨꦺꦴꦒꦮꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
• ಭೋಗವಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
• ဘောဂဝသ္တု (Burmese script)
• 𑐨𑑀𑐐𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଭୋଗଵସ୍ତୁ (Oriya script)
• ꢩꣂꢔꢮꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆾𑆓𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖺𑖐𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
• భోగవస్తు (Telugu script)
• བྷོགཝསྟུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒼𑒑𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From भोग (bhogá, “enjoyment”) +‎ वस्तु (vástu, “thing, object”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐw.ɡɐ.ʋɐs̪.t̪u/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱoː.ɡɐˈʋɐs̪.t̪u/

Noun

भोगवस्तु • (bhogavastu) n

1. an object of enjoyment

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of भोगवस्तु (bhogavastu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भोगवस्तु bhogavastu	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तू / भोगवस्तु / भोगवस्तूनि¹ bhogavastū / bhogavastu / bhogavastūni¹
Vocative	भोगवस्तु / भोगवस्तो bhogavastu / bhogavasto	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तू / भोगवस्तु / भोगवस्तूनि¹ bhogavastū / bhogavastu / bhogavastūni¹
Accusative	भोगवस्तु bhogavastu	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तू / भोगवस्तु / भोगवस्तूनि¹ bhogavastū / bhogavastu / bhogavastūni¹
Instrumental	भोगवस्तुना / भोगवस्त्वा² bhogavastunā / bhogavastvā²	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभिः bhogavastubhiḥ
Dative	भोगवस्तवे / भोगवस्त्वे³ bhogavastave / bhogavastve³	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभ्यः bhogavastubhyaḥ
Ablative	भोगवस्तोः / भोगवस्तुनः¹ / भोगवस्त्वः³ bhogavastoḥ / bhogavastunaḥ¹ / bhogavastvaḥ³	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभ्यः bhogavastubhyaḥ
Genitive	भोगवस्तोः / भोगवस्तुनः¹ / भोगवस्त्वः³ bhogavastoḥ / bhogavastunaḥ¹ / bhogavastvaḥ³	भोगवस्तुनोः bhogavastunoḥ	भोगवस्तूनाम् bhogavastūnām
Locative	भोगवस्तुनि¹ bhogavastuni¹	भोगवस्तुनोः bhogavastunoḥ	भोगवस्तुषु bhogavastuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Descendants

• → Hindi: भोगवस्तु (bhogvastu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “भोगवस्तु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 767, column 3.