भजति

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂g-e-ti, from *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute, allot).[1] Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬲𐬀𐬝 (bažat̰, 3sg. inj.), Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 (bājim).[2]

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Verb

भजति (bhájati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root भज्)[3]

  1. to distribute, divide, apportion, allot
  2. to pursue, practice
  3. to chose, declare for
  4. to serve, honour

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰag-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 65
  2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*baǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
  3. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “भजति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743.