bhoge

bhoga

masc acc pl of bhoga (noun); masc loc sg of bhoga (noun); nt acc pl of bhoga (noun); nt loc sg of bhoga (noun)

wealth; possessions; property; riches
use; enjoyment; pleasure
wealth; possessions; property; riches
use; application; function
(of a snake) coil; lit. bend
(of an elephant) trunk; lit. bend

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bhoga — root · bend, curve; wealth
From √bhuj, meaning originally the bending or curving of a thing, then its shape and use, then the possession and enjoyment of wealth. The visual imagery of bending and coiling underwrites all senses.

Etymology. From √bhuj 'to bend, curve'; cognate with Sanskrit bhoga and English bow (to bend). The root sense 'bending' extends to physical curves (snake's coil, elephant's trunk) and metaphorically to the use or enjoyment of bent/shaped things, then to the wealth that enables enjoyment. Related to Latin fugere only in appearance; the true cognate is English bow and German Bogen 'arch'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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