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

   वह रोज़ शाहरुख़ खान का भजन करता है।

   vah roz śāhrux khān kā bhajan kartā hai.

   He literally worships Shah Rukh Khan every day.

Declension

Declension of भजन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भजन bhajan	भजन bhajan
oblique	भजन bhajan	भजनों bhajanõ
vocative	भजन bhajan	भजनो bhajano

Derived terms

• भजन करना (bhajan karnā)

Descendants

• → English: bhajan

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भजन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भजन (bhajana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱə.d͡ʑən/

Noun

भजन • (bhajan) n

1. (Hinduism) bhajan
2. (by extension) devotional song

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভজন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভজন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဇန (Burmese script)
• ભજન (Gujarati script)
• ਭਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಜನ (Kannada script)
• ភជន (Khmer script)
• ຠຊນ (Lao script)
• ഭജന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭଜନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භජන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ஜந (Tamil script)
• భజన (Telugu script)
• ภชน (Thai script)
• བྷ་ཛ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From भज् (bhaj, “to distribute, divide”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-.

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”)
• भाजन (bhājana)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744, column 2.