𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भञ्जन (bhañjana, “breaking, shattering”).

Adjective

𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇa) (Devanagari भंजण)

1. breaking, dividing, destroying

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁄 (bhaṃjaṇo)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)
Accusative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃjaṇe) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇeṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇehi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaṃjaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhaṃjaṇassa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇammi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃjaṇe)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhaṃjaṇesu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)
Accusative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀏 (bhaṃjaṇāe) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaṃjaṇāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀏 (bhaṃjaṇāe) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀏 (bhaṃjaṇāe) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bhaṃjaṇāsu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃjaṇe) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇeṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇehi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaṃjaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhaṃjaṇassa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇammi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃjaṇe)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhaṃjaṇesu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)

Noun

𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇa) n (Devanagari भंजण)

1. the act of breaking, dividing
2. being destroyed

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇeṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇehi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃjaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃjaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃjaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaṃjaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhaṃjaṇassa)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhaṃjaṇammi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃjaṇe)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhaṃjaṇesu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡 (bhaṃjaṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃjaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃjaṇāi)

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃjaṇā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaṁjaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भंजण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].