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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry भङ्ग

  1. भङ्गbhaṅgaBreaking, breaking down, shattering, tearing down, splitting, dividing; भङ्गः स जिष्णोर्धृतिमुन्ममाथ Ki.17.29.…

    [भञ्ज्-भावादौ घञ्]

    1. Breaking, breaking down, shattering, tearing down, splitting, dividing; भङ्गः स जिष्णोर्धृतिमुन्ममाथ Ki.17.29. वार्यर्गलाभङ्ग इव प्रवृत्तः R.5.45.
    2. A break, fracture, breach.
    3. Plucking off, lopping; आम्रकलिकाभङ्ग Ś.6.
    4. Separation, analysis.
    5. A portion, bit, fragment, detached portion; पुष्पोच्चयः पल्लवभङ्गभिन्नः Ku.3.61; R.16.16.
    6. Fall, downfall, decay, destruction, ruin; as in राज्यdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, सत्त्वdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
    7. Breaking up, dispersion; यात्राभङ्ग Māl.1.
    8. Defeat, overthrow, discomfiture, rout; भग्ने भग्नमवाप्नुयात् Pt.4.41; प्रसभं भङ्गमभङ्गुरोदयः (नयति) Śi.16.72.
    9. Failure, disappointment, frustration; तत्पूर्वभङ्गे वितथप्रयत्नः R.2.42. (Vartious reading); आशाभङ्ग etc.
    10. Rejection, refusal; अभ्यर्थनाभङ्गभयेन साधुर्माध्यस्थमिष्टेऽ- प्यवलम्बतेऽर्थे Ku.1.52.
    11. A chasm, fissure.
    12. Interruption, obstacle, disturbance; निद्राdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, गतिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Ki.17.29.
    13. Non-performance, suspension, stoppage.
    14. Taking to flight, flight.
    15. (a) A bend, fold. (b) A wave; क्षौमे भङ्गवती तरङ्गतरले फेनाम्बुतुल्ये वहन् Nāg.5.2; ज्वालाभङ्गैः (Equivalent to Wavelike flames) Nāg.5.21.
    16. Contraction, bending, knitting; ग्रीवाभङ्गाभिरामम् Ś1.7; so भ्रूभङ्ग Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.36.
    17. Going, motion.
    18. Paralysis.
    19. Fraud, deceit.
    20. A canal, water-course.
    21. A circumlocutory or round-about way of speaking or acting; see भङ्गि.
    22. Hemp.
    23. (With Buddhists) The constant decay taking place in the universe; constant change.
    24. (With Jainas) A dialectical formula beginning with स्यात्.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नयः removal of obstacles.

    • -वासा turmeric.

    • -सार्थ Adjective dishonest, fraudulent.

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Headwords under भ

Part 1 of 6 भ – भरुकच्छAll parts
  1. भ – भरुकच्छ
  2. भरुज – भाद्रमातुर
  3. भानतस् – भीमर
  4. भीमरस् – भेदिरम्
  5. भेद्यम् – भ्रुकुटि
  6. भ्रुड् – भ्लाश्