भिषज्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰišáȷ́ (“physician, healer”), from the root *bʰiš- (“medicine, healing”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬌𐬱𐬀𐬰- (bišaz-), Northern Kurdish bijişk (“doctor”), Persian پزشک (pezešk, “doctor”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱi.ʂɐ́d͡ʑ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱi.ʂɐd͡ʑ/

Noun

भिषज् • (bhiṣáj) stem, m

1. a healer, a physician
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.18.8:

     उत त्या दैव्या भिषजा शं नः करतो अश्विना ।
     युयुयातामितो रपो अप स्रिधः ॥

     uta tyā daivyā bhiṣajā śaṃ naḥ karato aśvinā.
     yuyuyātāmito rapo apa sridhaḥ.

     And may the Aśvins, the divine Pair of Physicians, send us health:
     May they remove iniquity and chase our foes.

Declension

Masculine declension of भिषज्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भिषक् (bhiṣák)	भिषजौ (bhiṣájau), भिषजा (bhiṣájā)	भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ)
Vocative	भिषक् (bhiṣak)	भिषजौ (bhiṣajau), भिषजा (bhiṣajā)	-
Accusative	भिषजम् (bhiṣájam)	भिषजौ (bhiṣájau), भिषजा (bhiṣájā)	भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ)
Instrumental	भिषजा (bhiṣajā)	-	भिषग्भिः (bhiṣagbhiḥ)
Dative	भिषजे (bhiṣaje)	भिषग्भ्याम् (bhiṣagbhyām)	-
Ablative	-	-	-
Genitive	भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ)	-	भिषजाम् (bhiṣájām)
Locative	भिषजि (bhiṣaji)	-	-

Root

भिषज् • (bhiṣaj)

1. to heal, to cure

Derived terms

• भिषक्ति (bhiṣákti)

Related terms

• भेषज (bheṣajá)
• भेषज्य (bheṣajyá)
• भिषज्यति (bhiṣajyáti)