भटकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
भटकना (bhaṭaknā)
भटकाना (bhaṭkānā)
भटकवाना (bhaṭakvānā)

Cognate with Gujarati ભટકવું (bhaṭakvũ), Kumaoni [script needed] (bhaṭkaṇo, to wander, be delirious), and Marathi भटकणे (bhaṭakṇe, to wander). Per Turner, Bloch, and McGregor, probably a verbal derivative from Prakrit भट्ठ (bhaṭṭha, fallen) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट (bhraṣṭa, corrupted), whence Hindi भ्रष्ट (bhraṣṭ), भाटा (bhāṭā, flow, ebb tide).[1][2] The deaspiration of Prakrit -ṭṭh- is seen in भाटा (bhāṭā) ~ भाठा (bhāṭhā) and is a feature of Grassman's law in Middle Indo-Aryan. The semantic drift would be "fallen" > "to be delirious, corrupt in morality" > "to wander". Compare Bengali ভাটা (bhaṭa).

Alternatively, somehow related to भडक्क (bhaḍakka, sudden noise), whence भड़कना (bhaṛaknā, to flare up, start).[3]

Pronunciation

Verb

भटकना • (bhaṭaknā) (intransitive)[2]

  1. to wander restlessly, to search without rest
    इस नक़्शे को साथ में रखो, भटकना नहीं पड़ेगा।
    is naqśe ko sāth mẽ rakho, bhaṭaknā nahī̃ paṛegā.
    Keep this map with you, you will not have to search here and there.
  2. to stray, become lost
  3. to be restless
    … के लिए भटकना… ke lie bhaṭaknāto be restless for, to be tired of waiting for

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhraṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 551
  2. 2.0 2.1 McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भटकना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 533