भजन

See also: भाजन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भजन (bhajana).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱə.d͡ʒən/, [bʱɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

भजन • (bhajan) m

  1. (religion, chiefly Hinduism) devotional song, hymn, bhajan
  2. servitude, devotion
  3. (colloquial) ardent support, fanhood
    वह रोज़ शाहरुख़ खान का भजन करता है।
    vah roz śāhrux khān kā bhajan kartā hai.
    He literally worships Shah Rukh Khan every day.

Declension
Declension of भजन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भजन
bhajan		 भजन
bhajan
oblique भजन
bhajan		 भजनों
bhajanõ
vocative भजन
bhajan		 भजनो
bhajano

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: bhajan

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भजन (bhajana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱə.d͡ʑən/

Noun

भजन • (bhajan) n

  1. (Hinduism) bhajan
  2. (by extension) devotional song

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ভজন (Assamese script)
  • ᬪᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
  • ভজন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰥𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀪𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • ဘဇန (Burmese script)
  • ભજન (Gujarati script)
  • ਭਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌭𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦨꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂦𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ಭಜನ (Kannada script)
  • ភជន (Khmer script)
  • ຠຊນ (Lao script)
  • ഭജന (Malayalam script)
  • ᢨᠠᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘥𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠪᠾᠠᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧅𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐨𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ଭଜନ (Odia script)
  • ꢩꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆨𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖥𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • භජන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩳𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚡𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
  • ப⁴ஜந (Tamil script)
  • భజన (Telugu script)
  • ภชน (Thai script)
  • བྷ་ཛ་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒦𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨡𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From भज् (bhaj, “to distribute, divide”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-.

Pronunciation

Noun

भजन • (bhajana) stem, n

  1. the act of sharing, distribution
  2. possession
  3. reverence, worship, adoration

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of भजन (bhajana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भजनम्
bhajanam		 भजने
bhajane		 भजनानि / भजना¹
bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Vocative भजन
bhajana		 भजने
bhajane		 भजनानि / भजना¹
bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Accusative भजनम्
bhajanam		 भजने
bhajane		 भजनानि / भजना¹
bhajanāni / bhajanā¹
Instrumental भजनेन
bhajanena		 भजनाभ्याम्
bhajanābhyām		 भजनैः / भजनेभिः¹
bhajanaiḥ / bhajanebhiḥ¹
Dative भजनाय
bhajanāya		 भजनाभ्याम्
bhajanābhyām		 भजनेभ्यः
bhajanebhyaḥ
Ablative भजनात्
bhajanāt		 भजनाभ्याम्
bhajanābhyām		 भजनेभ्यः
bhajanebhyaḥ
Genitive भजनस्य
bhajanasya		 भजनयोः
bhajanayoḥ		 भजनानाम्
bhajanānām
Locative भजने
bhajane		 भजनयोः
bhajanayoḥ		 भजनेषु
bhajaneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms
  • भजनीय (bhajanīya, “to be loved or revered or waited upon, venerable”)
  • भजनवारिक (bhajanavārika, “a particular official in a Buddhist monastery”)
  • भाजन (bhājana)

Descendants
  • → Hindi: भजन (bhajan)
  • → Tamil: பஜனை (pajaṉai), பசனை (pacaṉai)

Further reading
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