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bhuñjāmi

bhuñjati

pr 1st sg of bhuñjati (verb); imp 1st sg of bhuñjati (verb)

1. eats; consumes
2. (of sensual objects) uses; enjoys; partakes (of); indulges (in)
3. receives revenue (from); lives at the expense (of)

Built from

• bhuj — root · eat, bend
  The root √bhuj carries the sense of bending or partaking; extended to all forms of consumption and enjoyment of material and sensory goods.
• ā — ending · present stem marker
  Thematic vowel marking the present stem class; appears in the infinitive and various tense formations.
• mi — ending · 1st singular present
  Primary active ending indicating 1st person singular present indicative or imperative mood.

Etymology. From the root √bhuj, related to Sanskrit bhuj- and the Indo-European root *bheug- "to bend, curve"; the underlying image is of eating as a bending or partaking. Cognate with Greek phugē "flight" in a different semantic branch, and distantly with English "bow" through the idea of bending. The verb's broadening to "enjoy" and "consume" reflects Pali's doctrinal emphasis on clinging (upādāna) to sensory pleasures.

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

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