भनक्ति

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰanákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰanákti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰ-né-g-ti (nasal infix present), from *bʰeg-.[1] Cognate with Manichaean Middle Persian bxt-gyh (conflict, division), Manichaean Sogdian [script needed] (βxt-wnyy, schism, discord).[2]

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    भ॒नक्ति॑ • (bhanákti) third-singular indicative (class 7, type P, present, root भञ्ज्)[3]

    1. to break, split; to breach
    2. to defeat, crush (an enemy)
    3. to break up, dissolve

    Conjugation

    Present: भ॒नक्ति॑ (bhanákti)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third भ॒नक्ति॑
    bhanákti
    भ॒ङ्क्तः
    bhaṅktáḥ
    भ॒ञ्जन्ति॑
    bhañjánti
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second भ॒नक्षि॑
    bhanákṣi
    भ॒ङ्क्थः
    bhaṅktháḥ
    भ॒ङ्क्थ
    bhaṅkthá
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First भ॒नज्मि॑
    bhanájmi
    भ॒ञ्ज्वः
    bhañjváḥ
    भ॒ञ्ज्मः / भ॒ञ्ज्मसि॑¹
    bhañjmáḥ / bhañjmási¹
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Imperative
    Third भ॒नक्तु॑
    bhanáktu
    भ॒ङ्क्ताम्
    bhaṅktā́m
    भ॒ञ्जन्तु॑
    bhañjántu
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second भ॒ङ्ग्धि
    bhaṅgdhí
    भ॒ङ्क्तम्
    bhaṅktám
    भ॒ङ्क्त
    bhaṅktá
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First भ॒नजा॑नि
    bhanájāni
    भ॒नजा॑व
    bhanájāva
    भ॒नजा॑म
    bhanájāma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Optative/Potential
    Third भ॒ञ्ज्यात्
    bhañjyā́t
    भ॒ञ्ज्याता॑म्
    bhañjyā́tām
    भ॒ञ्ज्युः
    bhañjyúḥ
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second भ॒ञ्ज्याः
    bhañjyā́ḥ
    भ॒ञ्ज्यात॑म्
    bhañjyā́tam
    भ॒ञ्ज्यात॑
    bhañjyā́ta
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First भ॒ञ्ज्याम्
    bhañjyā́m
    भ॒ञ्ज्याव॑
    bhañjyā́va
    भ॒ञ्ज्याम॑
    bhañjyā́ma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Subjunctive
    Third भ॒नज॑त् / भ॒नज॑ति
    bhanájat / bhanájati
    भ॒नज॑तः
    bhanájataḥ
    भ॒नज॑न्
    bhanájan
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second भ॒नजः॑ / भ॒नज॑सि
    bhanájaḥ / bhanájasi
    भ॒नज॑थः
    bhanájathaḥ
    भ॒नज॑थ
    bhanájatha
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First भ॒नजा॑नि / भ॒नजा॑
    bhanájāni / bhanájā
    भ॒नजा॑व
    bhanájāva
    भ॒नजा॑म
    bhanájāma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Participles
    भ॒ञ्जत्
    bhañját
    -
    -
    Notes
    • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
    • ¹Vedic
    Imperfect: अभ॑नक् (ábhanak)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third अभ॑नक्
    ábhanak
    अभ॑ङ्क्ताम्
    ábhaṅktām
    अभ॑ञ्जन्
    ábhañjan
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second अभ॑नक्
    ábhanak
    अभ॑ङ्क्तम्
    ábhaṅktam
    अभ॑ङ्क्त
    ábhaṅkta
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First अभ॑नजम्
    ábhanajam
    अभ॑ञ्ज्व
    ábhañjva
    अभ॑ञ्ज्म
    ábhañjma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
    • Prakrit: 𑀪𑀁𑀚𑀇 (bhaṃjaï) (< *भञ्जति (*bhañjati)) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰeg-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 66-67
    2. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*baǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
    3. ^ Monier Williams (1899), “भनक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744.

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