भग्न

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভগ্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬕ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভগ্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰐𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဂ္န (Burmese script)
• ભગ્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਭਗ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦒ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂏𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಗ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ភគ្ន (Khmer script)
• ຠຄ຺ນ (Lao script)
• ഭഗ്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡤᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘐𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠺᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦰𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐐𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭଗ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢔ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆓𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖐𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භග‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩞 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚌𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க்³ந (Tamil script)
• భగ్న (Telugu script)
• ภคฺน (Thai script)
• བྷ་གྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒑𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨍𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भञ्ज् (bhañj) +‎ -न (-na).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐɡ.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐɡ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

भग्न • (bhagná) stem (root भञ्ज्)

1. broken (literally and figuratively), shattered
2. split, torn
3. defeated, checked, frustrated, disturbed, disappointed
4. bent, curved
5. lost

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भग्न (bhagná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भग्नः bhagnáḥ	भग्नौ / भग्ना¹ bhagnaú / bhagnā́¹	भग्नाः / भग्नासः¹ bhagnā́ḥ / bhagnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भग्न bhágna	भग्नौ / भग्ना¹ bhágnau / bhágnā¹	भग्नाः / भग्नासः¹ bhágnāḥ / bhágnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भग्नम् bhagnám	भग्नौ / भग्ना¹ bhagnaú / bhagnā́¹	भग्नान् bhagnā́n
Instrumental	भग्नेन bhagnéna	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नैः / भग्नेभिः¹ bhagnaíḥ / bhagnébhiḥ¹
Dative	भग्नाय bhagnā́ya	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नेभ्यः bhagnébhyaḥ
Ablative	भग्नात् bhagnā́t	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नेभ्यः bhagnébhyaḥ
Genitive	भग्नस्य bhagnásya	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नानाम् bhagnā́nām
Locative	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नेषु bhagnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भग्ना (bhagnā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भग्ना bhagnā́	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नाः bhagnā́ḥ
Vocative	भग्ने bhágne	भग्ने bhágne	भग्नाः bhágnāḥ
Accusative	भग्नाम् bhagnā́m	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नाः bhagnā́ḥ
Instrumental	भग्नया / भग्ना¹ bhagnáyā / bhagnā́¹	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नाभिः bhagnā́bhiḥ
Dative	भग्नायै bhagnā́yai	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नाभ्यः bhagnā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भग्नायाः / भग्नायै² bhagnā́yāḥ / bhagnā́yai²	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नाभ्यः bhagnā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भग्नायाः / भग्नायै² bhagnā́yāḥ / bhagnā́yai²	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नानाम् bhagnā́nām
Locative	भग्नायाम् bhagnā́yām	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नासु bhagnā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भग्न (bhagná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भग्नम् bhagnám	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नानि / भग्ना¹ bhagnā́ni / bhagnā́¹
Vocative	भग्न bhágna	भग्ने bhágne	भग्नानि / भग्ना¹ bhágnāni / bhágnā¹
Accusative	भग्नम् bhagnám	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नानि / भग्ना¹ bhagnā́ni / bhagnā́¹
Instrumental	भग्नेन bhagnéna	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नैः / भग्नेभिः¹ bhagnaíḥ / bhagnébhiḥ¹
Dative	भग्नाय bhagnā́ya	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नेभ्यः bhagnébhyaḥ
Ablative	भग्नात् bhagnā́t	भग्नाभ्याम् bhagnā́bhyām	भग्नेभ्यः bhagnébhyaḥ
Genitive	भग्नस्य bhagnásya	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नानाम् bhagnā́nām
Locative	भग्ने bhagné	भग्नयोः bhagnáyoḥ	भग्नेषु bhagnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bhagga (“broken”)
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀕 (bhagga, “broken, fled”) (→ Prakrit: *𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀇 (*bhaggei, “flees, runs away”))
  • Nepali: भाग्नु (bhāgnu)
  • Assamese: ভাগা (bhaga, “broken, escaped”), ভাগা (bhaga, “to escape”)
  • Bengali: ভাগা (bhaga, “to flee, escape”)
  • Hindi: भागा (bhāgā, “ran”), भागना (bhāgnā, “to run”)
  • Gujarati: ભાગું (bhāgũ, “broken, idle”), ભાગવું (bhāgvũ, “to run away”)
  • Marathi: भागणे (bhāgṇe, “to give way”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भग्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744, column 2.

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “bhagna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.