भिषज्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰišáȷ́ (“physician, healer”), from the root *bʰiš- (“medicine, healing”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬌𐬱𐬀𐬰- (bišaz-), Northern Kurdish bijişk (“doctor”), Persian پزشک (pezešk, “doctor”).

Pronunciation

Noun

भिषज् • (bhiṣáj) stem, m

  1. a healer, a physician
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.18.8:
      उत त्या दैव्या भिषजा शं नः करतो अश्विना ।
      युयुयातामितो रपो अप स्रिधः ॥
      uta tyā daivyā bhiṣajā śaṃ naḥ karato aśvinā.
      yuyuyātāmito rapo apa sridhaḥ.
      And may the Aśvins, the divine Pair of Physicians, send us health:
      May they remove iniquity and chase our foes.

Declension

Masculine declension of भिषज्
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भिषक् (bhiṣák) भिषजौ (bhiṣájau), भिषजा (bhiṣájā) भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ)
Vocative भिषक् (bhiṣak) भिषजौ (bhiṣajau), भिषजा (bhiṣajā) -
Accusative भिषजम् (bhiṣájam) भिषजौ (bhiṣájau), भिषजा (bhiṣájā) भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ)
Instrumental भिषजा (bhiṣajā) - भिषग्भिः (bhiṣagbhiḥ)
Dative भिषजे (bhiṣaje) भिषग्भ्याम् (bhiṣagbhyām) -
Ablative - - -
Genitive भिषजः (bhiṣájaḥ) - भिषजाम् (bhiṣájām)
Locative भिषजि (bhiṣaji) - -

Root

भिषज् • (bhiṣaj)

  1. to heal, to cure

Derived terms

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