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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

भक्ष • (bhakṣá)

1. eating, drinking
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. drink
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भक्ष (bhakṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भक्षः bhakṣáḥ	भक्षौ / भक्षा¹ bhakṣaú / bhakṣā́¹	भक्षाः / भक्षासः¹ bhakṣā́ḥ / bhakṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भक्ष bhákṣa	भक्षौ / भक्षा¹ bhákṣau / bhákṣā¹	भक्षाः / भक्षासः¹ bhákṣāḥ / bhákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भक्षम् bhakṣám	भक्षौ / भक्षा¹ bhakṣaú / bhakṣā́¹	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	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bhakkha
• → Khmer: ភក្សា (phĕəʼksaa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0742.