भोगवस्तु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भोगवस्तु (bhogavastu). By surface analysis, भोग (bhog) +‎ वस्तु (vastu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːɡ.ʋəs.t̪uː/, [bʱoːɡ.wɐs.t̪uː]

Noun

भोगवस्तु • (bhogvastu) f

1. (rare, formal) an object of enjoyment

Declension

Declension of भोगवस्तु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुएँ bhogvastuẽ
oblique	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुओं bhogvastuõ
vocative	भोगवस्तु bhogvastu	भोगवस्तुओ bhogvastuo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भोगवस्तु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভোগৱস্তু (Assamese script)
• ᬪᭀᬕᬯᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
• ভোগবস্তু (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰺𑰐𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁄𑀕𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဘောဂဝသ္တု (Burmese script)
• ભોગવસ્તુ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੋਗਵਸ੍ਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦺꦴꦒꦮꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂷𑂏𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೋಗವಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
• ភោគវស្តុ (Khmer script)
• ໂຠຄວສ຺ຕຸ (Lao script)
• ഭോഗവസ്തു (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠣᡤᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘻𑘐𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠣᠸᠠᠺᠠᠸᠠᠰᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧜𑦰𑧊𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑀𑐐𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଭୋଗଵସ୍ତୁ (Odia script)
• ꢩꣂꢔꢮꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆾𑆓𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖺𑖐𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
• භොගවස‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩕𑩞𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚴𑚌𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
• பே⁴ாக³வஸ்து (Tamil script)
• భోగవస్తు (Telugu script)
• โภควสฺตุ (Thai script)
• བྷོ་ག་ཝ་སྟུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒼𑒑𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨆𑨍𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From भोग (bhogá, “enjoyment”) +‎ वस्तु (vástu, “thing, object”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐw.ɡɐ.ʋɐs.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱoː.ɡɐˈʋɐs̪.t̪u/

Noun

भोगवस्तु • (bhogavastu) stem, n

1. an object of enjoyment

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of भोगवस्तु (bhogavastu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भोगवस्तु bhogavastu	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तूनि / भोगवस्तु¹ / भोगवस्तू¹ bhogavastūni / bhogavastu¹ / bhogavastū¹
Vocative	भोगवस्तु / भोगवस्तो bhogavastu / bhogavasto	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तूनि / भोगवस्तु¹ / भोगवस्तू¹ bhogavastūni / bhogavastu¹ / bhogavastū¹
Accusative	भोगवस्तु bhogavastu	भोगवस्तुनी bhogavastunī	भोगवस्तूनि / भोगवस्तु¹ / भोगवस्तू¹ bhogavastūni / bhogavastu¹ / bhogavastū¹
Instrumental	भोगवस्तुना / भोगवस्त्वा¹ bhogavastunā / bhogavastvā¹	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभिः bhogavastubhiḥ
Dative	भोगवस्तुने / भोगवस्तवे¹ bhogavastune / bhogavastave¹	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभ्यः bhogavastubhyaḥ
Ablative	भोगवस्तुनः / भोगवस्तोः¹ bhogavastunaḥ / bhogavastoḥ¹	भोगवस्तुभ्याम् bhogavastubhyām	भोगवस्तुभ्यः bhogavastubhyaḥ
Genitive	भोगवस्तुनः / भोगवस्तोः¹ bhogavastunaḥ / bhogavastoḥ¹	भोगवस्तुनोः bhogavastunoḥ	भोगवस्तूनाम् bhogavastūnām
Locative	भोगवस्तुनि / भोगवस्तौ¹ bhogavastuni / bhogavastau¹	भोगवस्तुनोः bhogavastunoḥ	भोगवस्तुषु bhogavastuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भोगवस्तु (bhogvastu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भोगवस्तु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 767, column 3.