भुजंग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱʊ.d͡ʒəŋɡ/, [bʱʊ.d͡ʒɐ̃ŋɡ]
• Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ

Noun

भुजंग • (bhujaṅg) m (Urdu spelling بھجنگ)

1. cobra

   Synonym: नाग (nāg)

2. (yoga) bhujangasana (the cobra pose)

Declension

Declension of भुजंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भुजंग bhujaṅg	भुजंग bhujaṅg
oblique	भुजंग bhujaṅg	भुजंगों bhujaṅgõ
vocative	भुजंग bhujaṅg	भुजंगो bhujaṅgo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• भुजग (bhujaga)
• भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga) — pronunciation spelling

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভুজংগ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬸᬚᬂᬕ (Balinese script)
• ভুজংগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰲𑰕𑰽𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀼𑀚𑀁𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ဘုဇံဂ (Burmese script)
• ભુજંગ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੁਜਂਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦸꦗꦁꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂳𑂔𑂁𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಭುಜಂಗ (Kannada script)
• ភុជំគ (Khmer script)
• ຠຸຊໍຄ (Lao script)
• ഭുജംഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡠᢀ᠋ᡯᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘳𑘕𑘽𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠤᢀ᠋ᠽᠠᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧔𑦵𑧞𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐸𑐖𑑄𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଭୁଜଂଗ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢸꢙꢀꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆶𑆘𑆁𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖲𑖕𑖽𑖐 (Siddham script)
• භුජංග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩒𑩣𑪖𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚰𑚑𑚫𑚌 (Takri script)
• பு⁴ஜஂக³ (Tamil script)
• భుజంగ (Telugu script)
• ภุชํค (Thai script)
• བྷུ་ཛཾ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒳𑒖𑓀𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨃𑨥𑨸𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From *भुजम् (*bhujam, “bent, curved”) +‎ ग (ga, “going, moving”), referring to the slithering of snakes. For a similar formation, see पतंग (pataṃga). The Sanskrit root is भुज् (bhuj).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱu.d͡ʑɐŋ.ɡɐ/

Noun

भुजंग • (bhujaṃga) stem, m

1. a serpent, snake

   Synonyms: अहि (ahi), सर्प (sarpa), शेष (śeṣa), नाग (nāga)

2. a mythical serpent-demon

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भुजंग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भुजंगः (bhujaṃgaḥ)	भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau)	भुजंगाः (bhujaṃgāḥ)
accusative	भुजंगम् (bhujaṃgam)	भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau)	भुजंगान् (bhujaṃgān)
instrumental	भुजंगेन (bhujaṃgena)	भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām)	भुजंगैः (bhujaṃgaiḥ)
dative	भुजंगाय (bhujaṃgāya)	भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām)	भुजंगेभ्यः (bhujaṃgebhyaḥ)
ablative	भुजंगात् (bhujaṃgāt)	भुजंगाभ्याम् (bhujaṃgābhyām)	भुजंगेभ्यः (bhujaṃgebhyaḥ)
genitive	भुजंगस्य (bhujaṃgasya)	भुजंगयोः (bhujaṃgayoḥ)	भुजंगानाम् (bhujaṃgānām)
locative	भुजंगे (bhujaṃge)	भुजंगयोः (bhujaṃgayoḥ)	भुजंगेषु (bhujaṃgeṣu)
vocative	भुजंग (bhujaṃga)	भुजंगौ (bhujaṃgau)	भुजंगाः (bhujaṃgāḥ)

Descendants

• Pali: bhujaṅga
  • → Old Khmer: būjuṅa
    • Khmer: ភុជង្គ (phucngkɔɔ)
    • → Thai: ภุชงค์ (pú-chong)
• → Hindi: भुजंग (bhujaṅg)
• → Tamil: புஜங்கம் (pujaṅkam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “bhujaṃga”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 759, column 2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “bhujaga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 370
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “bhujaṃga”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.