भजन

See also: भाजन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भजन (bhajana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.d͡ʒən/, [bʱɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

भजन • (bhajan) m

1. (religion, chiefly Hinduism) devotional song, hymn, bhajan
2. servitude, devotion
3. (colloquial) ardent support, fanhood

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   वह रोज़ SRK का भजन करता है।

   vah roz SRK kā bhajan kartā hai.

   He literally worships Shah Rukh Khan every day.

Derived terms

• भजन करना (bhajan karnā)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From भञ्ज् (bhañj, “to distribute, divide”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.d͡ʑɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐ.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

भजन • (bhajana) stem, n

1. the act of sharing; distribution
2. possession
3. reverence, worship, adoration

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भजन (bhajana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भजनम् bhajanam	भजने bhajane	भजनानि / भजना¹ bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Vocative	भजन bhajana	भजने bhajane	भजनानि / भजना¹ bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Accusative	भजनम् bhajanam	भजने bhajane	भजनानि / भजना¹ bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Instrumental	भजनेन bhajanena	भजनाभ्याम् bhajanābhyām	भजनैः / भजनेभिः¹ bhajanaiḥ / bhajanebhiḥ¹
Dative	भजनाय bhajanāya	भजनाभ्याम् bhajanābhyām	भजनेभ्यः bhajanebhyaḥ
Ablative	भजनात् bhajanāt	भजनाभ्याम् bhajanābhyām	भजनेभ्यः bhajanebhyaḥ
Genitive	भजनस्य bhajanasya	भजनयोः bhajanayoḥ	भजनानाम् bhajanānām
Locative	भजने bhajane	भजनयोः bhajanayoḥ	भजनेषु bhajaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• भजनीय (bhajanīya, “to be loved or revered or waited upon, venerable”)
• भजनवारिक (bhajanavārika, “a particular official in a Buddhist monastery”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: भजन (bhajan)
• → Tamil: பஜனை (pajaṉai), பசனை (pacaṉai)

References

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