भैषज्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৈষজ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬿᬱᬚ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• ভৈষজ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰹𑰬𑰕𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁃𑀱𑀚𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဲၑဇျ (Burmese script)
• ભૈષજ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਭੈਸ਼ਜ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍈𑌷𑌜𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦻꦰꦗꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂶𑂭𑂔𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೈಷಜ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ភៃឞជ្យ (Khmer script)
• ໄຠຩຊ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ഭൈഷജ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡳᢢᠠᡯᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘺𑘬𑘕𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠧᠧᢔᠠᠽᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧛𑧌𑦵𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐿𑐲𑐖𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଭୈଷଜ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢩꣀꢰꢙ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆽𑆰𑆘𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖹𑖬𑖕𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• භෛෂජ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩗𑪀𑩣 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚳𑚑𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• பை⁴ஷஜ்ய (Tamil script)
• భైషజ్య (Telugu script)
• ไภษชฺย (Thai script)
• བྷཻ་ཥ་ཛྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒻𑒭𑒖𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨇𑨯𑨥𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of भिषज् (bhiṣaj) with a -य (-ya) extension, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰišáȷ́.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑ́ːj.ʂɐd͡ʑ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bʱɑjˈʂɐd͡ʑ.jɐ/

Noun

भैषज्य • (bhaíṣajya) stem, n

1. curativeness, healing efficacy, ability to cure diseases
2. any remedy, drug or medicine
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भैषज्य (bhaíṣajya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भैषज्यम् bhaíṣajyam	भैषज्ये bhaíṣajye	भैषज्यानि / भैषज्या¹ bhaíṣajyāni / bhaíṣajyā¹
Vocative	भैषज्य bhaíṣajya	भैषज्ये bhaíṣajye	भैषज्यानि / भैषज्या¹ bhaíṣajyāni / bhaíṣajyā¹
Accusative	भैषज्यम् bhaíṣajyam	भैषज्ये bhaíṣajye	भैषज्यानि / भैषज्या¹ bhaíṣajyāni / bhaíṣajyā¹
Instrumental	भैषज्येन bhaíṣajyena	भैषज्याभ्याम् bhaíṣajyābhyām	भैषज्यैः / भैषज्येभिः¹ bhaíṣajyaiḥ / bhaíṣajyebhiḥ¹
Dative	भैषज्याय bhaíṣajyāya	भैषज्याभ्याम् bhaíṣajyābhyām	भैषज्येभ्यः bhaíṣajyebhyaḥ
Ablative	भैषज्यात् bhaíṣajyāt	भैषज्याभ्याम् bhaíṣajyābhyām	भैषज्येभ्यः bhaíṣajyebhyaḥ
Genitive	भैषज्यस्य bhaíṣajyasya	भैषज्ययोः bhaíṣajyayoḥ	भैषज्यानाम् bhaíṣajyānām
Locative	भैषज्ये bhaíṣajye	भैषज्ययोः bhaíṣajyayoḥ	भैषज्येषु bhaíṣajyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhesajja)
• Pali: bhesajja