भिक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā). Doublet of भीख (bhīkh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪk.ʂɑː/, [bʱɪk.ʃäː]

Noun

भिक्षा • (bhikṣā) f

1. begging, alms, charity

   Synonym: भीख (bhīkh)

Declension

Declension of भिक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाएँ bhikṣāẽ
oblique	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाओं bhikṣāõ
vocative	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाओ bhikṣāo

Related terms

• भिक्षु (bhikṣu)
• भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভিক্ষা (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• ভিক্ষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဘိက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
• ભિક્ષા (Gujarati script)
• ਭਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಿಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ភិក្ឞា (Khmer script)
• ຠິກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
• ഭിക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᢉᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଭିକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
• ꢩꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• භික්‍ෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
• பி⁴க்ஷா (Tamil script)
• భిక్షా (Telugu script)
• ภิกฺษา (Thai script)
• བྷི་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Sanskrit भिक्ष् (bhikṣ)

Sanskrit -आ (-ā)

Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́)

From the root भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱik.ʂɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱik.ʂɑː/

Noun

भि॒क्षा • (bhikṣā́) stem, f (root भिक्ष्)

1. alms, begging
2. wages
3. service

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of भिक्षा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भिक्षा (bhikṣā́)	भिक्षे (bhikṣé)	भिक्षाः (bhikṣā́ḥ)
vocative	भिक्षे (bhíkṣe)	भिक्षे (bhíkṣe)	भिक्षाः (bhíkṣāḥ)
accusative	भिक्षाम् (bhikṣā́m)	भिक्षे (bhikṣé)	भिक्षाः (bhikṣā́ḥ)
instrumental	भिक्षया (bhikṣáyā) भिक्षा¹ (bhikṣā́¹)	भिक्षाभ्याम् (bhikṣā́bhyām)	भिक्षाभिः (bhikṣā́bhiḥ)
dative	भिक्षायै (bhikṣā́yai)	भिक्षाभ्याम् (bhikṣā́bhyām)	भिक्षाभ्यः (bhikṣā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भिक्षायाः (bhikṣā́yāḥ) भिक्षायै² (bhikṣā́yai²)	भिक्षाभ्याम् (bhikṣā́bhyām)	भिक्षाभ्यः (bhikṣā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भिक्षायाः (bhikṣā́yāḥ) भिक्षायै² (bhikṣā́yai²)	भिक्षयोः (bhikṣáyoḥ)	भिक्षाणाम् (bhikṣā́ṇām)
locative	भिक्षायाम् (bhikṣā́yām)	भिक्षयोः (bhikṣáyoḥ)	भिक्षासु (bhikṣā́su)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• भिक्षाचर्या (bhikṣācaryā, “the beggar's way of life”)
• भिक्षाभाव (bhikṣābhāva, “monkhood, priesthood”)
• भिक्षासङ्घाटी (bhikṣāsaṅghāṭī, “mendicant's clothes, a beggar's raiment”)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) (see there for further descendants)
• Pali: bhikkhā
  • → Khmer: ភិក្ខា (phɨkkhaa)
  • → Thai: ภิกขา

Borrowed terms

• → Odia: ଭିକ୍ଷା (bhikṣa) (learned)
• → Lao: ພິກສາ (phik sā) (learned)
• → Tamil: பிச்சை (piccai) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भिक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 756.