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bhuñjissatha

bhuñjati

fut 2nd pl 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)

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• bhuñj — root · eat, enjoy, use
  To consume or bend one's will toward (objects, food, revenue). The root √bhuj carries the concrete image of flexing or bending toward something, hence grasping and enjoying it.
• iss — ending · future marker
  The -iss- morpheme marks the future tense in Pali, lengthening the vowel and signalling futurity.
• atha — ending · 2nd person plural
  The -atha ending marks 2nd person plural in the future indicative, addressing 'you all'.

Etymology. Root √bhuj, related to Sanskrit bhujati and ultimately to Indo-European *bʰewg- 'to bend, bow'; the basic sense of bending or wielding extends to the consumption and enjoyment of things. No common European cognate, but the metaphor of 'bending toward' food or objects for use parallels Latin flectere (bend) semantically.

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

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