भङ्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভঙ্গ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬗ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
• ভঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰒𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ဘင်္ဂ (Burmese script)
• ભઙ્ગ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਙ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌙𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦔ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂑𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಙ್ಗ (Kannada script)
• ភង្គ (Khmer script)
• ຠງ຺ຄ (Lao script)
• ഭങ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᢛᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘒𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢊᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑦲𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐒𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଭଙ୍ଗ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢖ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆕𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖒𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
• භඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩠 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚎𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ங்க³ (Tamil script)
• భఙ్గ (Telugu script)
• ภงฺค (Thai script)
• བྷ་ངྒ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒓𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨏𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भञ्ज् (bhañj).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐŋ.ɡɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐŋ.ɡɐ/

Noun

भङ्ग • (bhaṅgá) stem, m

1. breaking, splitting, dividing, shattering
2. a break or breach, disturbance, interruption, frustration, humiliation, abatement, downfall, decay, ruin, destruction
3. Synonym of अस्थिभङ्ग (asthibhaṅga, “fracture of the bones”)
4. paralysis
5. bending, bowing, stretching out
6. knitting, contraction
7. separation, analysis
8. overthrow, rout, defeat
9. rejection, refusal, refutation
10. panic, fear
11. pain
12. a piece broken off, morsel, fragment
13. a bend, fold
14. a wave
15. a water-course, channel
16. fraud, deceit
17. a tortuous course, roundabout way of speaking
18. toilet
19. (Buddhism) the constant decay taking place in the universe, constant flux or change
20. hemp

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भङ्ग (bhaṅgá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भङ्गः bhaṅgáḥ	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgaú / bhaṅgā́¹	भङ्गाः / भङ्गासः¹ bhaṅgā́ḥ / bhaṅgā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भङ्ग bháṅga	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bháṅgau / bháṅgā¹	भङ्गाः / भङ्गासः¹ bháṅgāḥ / bháṅgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भङ्गम् bhaṅgám	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgaú / bhaṅgā́¹	भङ्गान् bhaṅgā́n
Instrumental	भङ्गेन bhaṅgéna	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गैः / भङ्गेभिः¹ bhaṅgaíḥ / bhaṅgébhiḥ¹
Dative	भङ्गाय bhaṅgā́ya	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Ablative	भङ्गात् bhaṅgā́t	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Genitive	भङ्गस्य bhaṅgásya	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गानाम् bhaṅgā́nām
Locative	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गेषु bhaṅgéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: bong
• → French: bang
• → Indonesian: bong
• → Lithuanian: bongas
• → Russian: бонг (bong)
• → Tamil: பங்கம் (paṅkam)
• → Thai: บ้อง (bɔ̂ng)

Adjective

भङ्ग • (bhaṅgá) stem

1. broken
2. bursting (of Soma)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भङ्ग (bhaṅgá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भङ्गः bhaṅgáḥ	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgaú / bhaṅgā́¹	भङ्गाः / भङ्गासः¹ bhaṅgā́ḥ / bhaṅgā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भङ्ग bháṅga	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bháṅgau / bháṅgā¹	भङ्गाः / भङ्गासः¹ bháṅgāḥ / bháṅgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भङ्गम् bhaṅgám	भङ्गौ / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgaú / bhaṅgā́¹	भङ्गान् bhaṅgā́n
Instrumental	भङ्गेन bhaṅgéna	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गैः / भङ्गेभिः¹ bhaṅgaíḥ / bhaṅgébhiḥ¹
Dative	भङ्गाय bhaṅgā́ya	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Ablative	भङ्गात् bhaṅgā́t	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Genitive	भङ्गस्य bhaṅgásya	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गानाम् bhaṅgā́nām
Locative	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गेषु bhaṅgéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भङ्गा (bhaṅgā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भङ्गा bhaṅgā́	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गाः bhaṅgā́ḥ
Vocative	भङ्गे bháṅge	भङ्गे bháṅge	भङ्गाः bháṅgāḥ
Accusative	भङ्गाम् bhaṅgā́m	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गाः bhaṅgā́ḥ
Instrumental	भङ्गया / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgáyā / bhaṅgā́¹	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गाभिः bhaṅgā́bhiḥ
Dative	भङ्गायै bhaṅgā́yai	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गाभ्यः bhaṅgā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भङ्गायाः / भङ्गायै² bhaṅgā́yāḥ / bhaṅgā́yai²	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गाभ्यः bhaṅgā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भङ्गायाः / भङ्गायै² bhaṅgā́yāḥ / bhaṅgā́yai²	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गानाम् bhaṅgā́nām
Locative	भङ्गायाम् bhaṅgā́yām	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गासु bhaṅgā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भङ्ग (bhaṅgá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भङ्गम् bhaṅgám	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गानि / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgā́ni / bhaṅgā́¹
Vocative	भङ्ग bháṅga	भङ्गे bháṅge	भङ्गानि / भङ्गा¹ bháṅgāni / bháṅgā¹
Accusative	भङ्गम् bhaṅgám	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गानि / भङ्गा¹ bhaṅgā́ni / bhaṅgā́¹
Instrumental	भङ्गेन bhaṅgéna	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गैः / भङ्गेभिः¹ bhaṅgaíḥ / bhaṅgébhiḥ¹
Dative	भङ्गाय bhaṅgā́ya	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Ablative	भङ्गात् bhaṅgā́t	भङ्गाभ्याम् bhaṅgā́bhyām	भङ्गेभ्यः bhaṅgébhyaḥ
Genitive	भङ्गस्य bhaṅgásya	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गानाम् bhaṅgā́nām
Locative	भङ्गे bhaṅgé	भङ्गयोः bhaṅgáyoḥ	भङ्गेषु bhaṅgéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भङ्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744, column 3.