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bhuñjatha

bhuñjati

pr 2nd pl of bhuñjati (verb); imp 2nd pl of bhuñjati (verb); reflx aor 3rd sg of bhuñji (verb)

1. bhuñjati (pr): eats; consumes
2. bhuñjati (pr): (of sensual objects) uses; enjoys; partakes (of); indulges (in)
3. bhuñji (aor): ate
4. bhuñji (aor): enjoyed
5. bhuñji (aor): used; made use of; employed
6. bhuñjati (pr): receives revenue (from); lives at the expense (of)

Built from

• bhuñj — root · eat, enjoy
  From PIE *bhug- 'to bend, curve'; the body's posture at eating. Also found in Sanskrit bhujati and derivatives like bhojana 'meal'.
• a — stem · present
  Thematic vowel marking present-tense stem formation.
• tha — ending · 2nd plural
  Middle voice or athematic 2nd person plural ending, marking the subject as 'you (plural)' in present indicative or imperative mood.

Etymology. Root √bhuj, cognate with Sanskrit bhujati and English 'bunk' (to occupy sleeping quarters, hence to consume resources). The root's core sense is 'to bend, curve' (the body bent over food), which extends to 'enjoy' and 'consume'. Related to Latin flectere 'to bend'.

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

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