भिक्ष्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Sanskrit भिक्ष् (bhikṣ)

From the desiderative verb of the root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, allot”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱikʂ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱikʂ/

Root

भिक्ष् • (bhikṣ)

1. to beg

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भिक्ष् (0 c, 2 e)

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root भिक्ष् (11 c, 0 e)

Primary Verbal Forms

• भिक्ष॑ति (bhíkṣati, Present)
• भिक्ष॑ते (bhíkṣate, Present)
• भिक्षिष्यते (bhikṣiṣyate, Future)
• अभिक्षिष्ट (abhikṣiṣṭa, Aorist)
• बि॒भिक्षे॑ (bibhíkṣe, Perfect)

Secondary Forms

• भिक्षयति (bhikṣayati, Causative)

Non-Finite Forms

• भिक्षितुम् (bhikṣitum, Infinitive)

Derived Nominal Forms

• भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́)

References

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