bhuñjitvā

absolutive (gerund-participle) of bhuñjati

having eaten
having enjoyed

Built from

bhuñj — root · eat, enjoy
From √bhuj 'to bend, break.' The concrete image is bending or breaking food; metaphorically extended to enjoyment and experience of sense-objects.
it — ending · absolutive
The suffix -itva (contracted to -tvā after a consonant, here -it + -vā) forms the absolutive or gerund-participle, marking completed action before the main verb: 'having eaten, then...'.

Etymology. Root √bhuj, 'to bend, break, enjoy,' cognate with Sanskrit bhuj- and ultimately Indo-European *bheug- (English 'bow,' German 'Beuge'). The semantic shift from physical bending (breaking food with teeth) to enjoying reflects the concrete imagery of consumption.

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

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