# भजन (bhajana)

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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 । — E. bhaj to serve, aff. lyuṭ
- **SLP1:** `Bajana`  **IAST:** bhajana  **Devanagari:** भजन
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bhajan/declensions.md

## 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*
  > भज (bhaja) न (bhajana) [Printed book page 611 ] भज (bhaja) न (bhajana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1 Service, adoration. 2 Possessing or enjoying carnally. 3 Sharing. m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) The sound of the conch. E. भज (bhaja) to serve, aff. ल्युट् (lyuṭ). [ ID=28164 ]
- 1. Worship, having, or enjoying. 2. Sound of the conch.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 548-b ] भजन (bhajana) ( नं ) ((naṃ)) 1. n. Worship; having. enjoying. m. Sound of the conch. [ ID=27676 ]
- 1. Service or adoration. 2. Possessing or enjoying carnally. 3. Sharing. 4. The sound of the conch.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 523-b ] भजन (bhajana) n. ( - नं (-naṃ) ) 1. Service, adoration. 2. Possessing or enjoying carnally. 3. Sharing. m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) The sound of the conch. E. भज् (bhaj) to serve, aff. ल्युट् । (lyuṭ.) [ ID=29039 ]

### Multiple Meanings: Worship, Sharing, Possession (3 definitions)
- 1. The act of sharing. 2. Possession. 3. Adoration, worship, or reverence.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 518-09 ] भजन (bhajana) n. 1. The act of sharing; 2. possession; 3. adoration, worship, reverence. [ ID=27068 ]
- 1. Sharing. 2. Possession. 3. Service or adoration.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 0641-a ] भजन (bhajana) bhaj + ana, n. 1. Sharing. 2. Possession. 3. Service, adoration. [ ID=10410 ]
- 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)*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 0696-c ] Bhajana, am, n. the act of sharing; possession; serving, service, adoring, adoration, worship, rever- ing, reverence; the act of waiting or attending upon. —Bhajana-tā, f. devotion, adoration. —Bhajana- vārika, as, m. a particular official in a Buddhist monastery. —Bhajanāmṛta (°na-am°), am, n., N. of a work. [ ID=35021 ]

### Worship, Adoration, Service (3 definitions)
- reverence, worship, or adoration  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भ (bha) ° जन (°jana) n. ( ifc. ) reverence, worship, adoration, Prabodha-candrodaya (Title), Sch. (also - ता (-tā) f. with loc. Cāṇakya (Author) ) [ ID=147914 ]
- adoration, worship  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 201-2 ] भजन (bhajana) bhaj-ana, n. adoration, worship: -tā, f. id.; -anīya, fp. to be loved or adored; -i-tavya, fp. id.. [ ID=13017 ]
- adoration, worship  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 372 ] भजन (bhajana) n. adoration, worship; ° ता (°tā) f. the same. [ ID=22539 ]

### Proper Name (Person) (2 definitions)
- the name of a prince  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 744,2] भ (bha) ° जन (°jana) m. N. of a prince, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=147911 ]
- a son of Satvata  
  *The Purana Index*
  > भजन (bhajana) [Printed book page 2-526 ] Bhajana — a son of Sātvata. Vi. IV. 13. 1. [ ID=9371 ]

### Act of Sharing (1 definition)
- the act of sharing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > भ (bha) ° जन (°jana) n. the act of sharing, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=147912 ]

### Possession (1 definition)
- possession  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > possession, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=147913 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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