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भजनbhajana

भजन (bhajana) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a prince, the act of sharing, possession, reverence, worship, or adoration, serving, adoring, or worshiping, the act of waiting or attending upon. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Multiple Meanings incl. Sound of Conch, Multiple Meanings: Worship, Sharing, Possession, Worship, Adoration, Service.

Etymology
E. भज् to serve, aff. ल्युट् ।
Definitions
13
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Meanings by context

Multiple Meanings incl. Sound of Conch

3 definitions
1. Service or adoration. 2. Possessing or enjoying carnally. 3. Sharing. 4. The sound of the conch.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Worship, having, or enjoying. 2. Sound of the conch.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Service or adoration. 2. Possessing or enjoying carnally. 3. Sharing. 4. The sound of the conch.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Multiple Meanings: Worship, Sharing, Possession

3 definitions
1. The act of sharing. 2. Possession. 3. Adoration, worship, or reverence.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sharing. 2. Possession. 3. Service or adoration.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The act of sharing or possession. 2. Serving, adoring, or worshiping. 3. The act of waiting or attending upon.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Worship, Adoration, Service

3 definitions
reverence, worship, or adoration

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

adoration, worship

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

adoration, worship

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name (Person)

2 definitions
the name of a prince

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Satvata

— The Purana Index

Act of Sharing

1 definition
the act of sharing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Possession

1 definition
possession

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.