भग

See also: भृग्, भांग, भीगा, भाग, and भोग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भग (bhága).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɡ/, [bʱɐɡ]

Noun

भग • (bhag) f (Urdu spelling بھگ)

1. (anatomy) vulva

Declension

Declension of भग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भग bhag	भगें bhagẽ
oblique	भग bhag	भगों bhagõ
vocative	भग bhag	भगो bhago

Derived terms

• भग-चूषण (bhag-cūṣaṇ)

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhaga (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ভগ (Bengali script)
• භග (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဂ or ꧤၷ (Burmese script)
• ภค or ภะคะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຄ or ຠະຄະ (Lao script)
• ភគ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

भग n

1. Devanagari script form of bhaga

Declension

Declension table of "भग" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भगं (bhagaṃ)	भगानि (bhagāni)
Accusative (second)	भगं (bhagaṃ)	भगानि (bhagāni)
Instrumental (third)	भगेन (bhagena)	भगेहि (bhagehi) or भगेभि (bhagebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भगस्स (bhagassa) or भगाय (bhagāya) or भगत्थं (bhagatthaṃ)	भगानं (bhagānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भगस्मा (bhagasmā) or भगम्हा (bhagamhā) or भगा (bhagā)	भगेहि (bhagehi) or भगेभि (bhagebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भगस्स (bhagassa)	भगानं (bhagānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भगस्मिं (bhagasmiṃ) or भगम्हि (bhagamhi) or भगे (bhage)	भगेसु (bhagesu)
Vocative (calling)	भग (bhaga)	भगानि (bhagāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভগ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬕ (Balinese script)
• ভগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ဘဂ (Burmese script)
• ભગ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಗ (Kannada script)
• ភគ (Khmer script)
• ຠຄ (Lao script)
• ഭഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଭଗ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖐 (Siddham script)
• භග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚌 (Takri script)
• ப⁴க³ (Tamil script)
• భగ (Telugu script)
• ภค (Thai script)
• བྷ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás

Sanskrit भग (bhaga)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-ó-s, from *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬀 (baγa, “god”) Old Persian 𐎲𐎥 (baga, “god”). Compare also Proto-Slavic *bogъ, an Iranian borrowing. The Sanskrit root is भज् (bhaj).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ.ɡɐ/

Noun

भग • (bhága) stem, m

1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) Bhaga, one of the Adityas, a god of wealth and marriage in Hinduism. In the Rigveda Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits.
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.89.3:

     तान्पूर्व॑या नि॒विदा॑ हूमहे व॒यं भगं॑ मि॒त्रमदि॑तिं॒ दक्ष॑म॒स्रिध॑म्।
     अ॒र्य॒मणं॒ वरु॑णं॒ सोम॑म॒श्विना॒ सर॑स्वती नः सु॒भगा॒ मय॑स्करत्॥

     tā́npū́rvayā nivídā hūmahe vayáṃ bhágaṃ mitrámáditiṃ dákṣamasrídham.
     aryamáṇaṃ váruṇaṃ sómamaśvínā sárasvatī naḥ subhágā máyaskarat.

     We invoke them with an ancient text, Bhaga, Mitra, Aditi, Dakṣa, Asridh, Aryaman, Varuṇa, Soma, the Aśvins; and may the gracious Sarasvatī grant us happiness.

2. "dispenser", gracious lord, patron (applied to gods, especially to Savitṛ)
3. the sun
4. mud (also bitumen)
5. good fortune, happiness, welfare, prosperity
6. dignity, majesty, distinction, excellence, beauty, loveliness
7. love, affection, sexual passion, amorous pleasure, dalliance
8. the female organs, pudendum muliebre, vulva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भगः (bhágaḥ)	भगौ (bhágau) भगा¹ (bhágā¹)	भगाः (bhágāḥ) भगासः¹ (bhágāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भग (bhága)	भगौ (bhágau) भगा¹ (bhágā¹)	भगाः (bhágāḥ) भगासः¹ (bhágāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भगम् (bhágam)	भगौ (bhágau) भगा¹ (bhágā¹)	भगान् (bhágān)
instrumental	भगेन (bhágena)	भगाभ्याम् (bhágābhyām)	भगैः (bhágaiḥ) भगेभिः¹ (bhágebhiḥ¹)
dative	भगाय (bhágāya)	भगाभ्याम् (bhágābhyām)	भगेभ्यः (bhágebhyaḥ)
ablative	भगात् (bhágāt)	भगाभ्याम् (bhágābhyām)	भगेभ्यः (bhágebhyaḥ)
genitive	भगस्य (bhágasya)	भगयोः (bhágayoḥ)	भगानाम् (bhágānām)
locative	भगे (bháge)	भगयोः (bhágayoḥ)	भगेषु (bhágeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• भगवत् (bhágavat)

Descendants

• → English: Bhaga
• → Hindi: भग (bhag)
• Pali: bhaga
• → Tamil: பகன் (pakaṉ)
• → Telugu: భగము (bhagamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 743, column 2.
• Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “भग”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 239-240