bhojana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑁄𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• भोजन (Devanagari script)
• ভোজন (Bengali script)
• භොජන (Sinhalese script)
• ဘောဇန or ꧤေႃၹၼ (Burmese script)
• โภชน or โภชะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩮᩣᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຠຊນ or ໂຠຊະນະ (Lao script)
• ភោជន (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄮𑄎𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). By surface analysis, bhuj (root) +‎ -ana . Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa).

Noun

bhojana n

1. meal, food

Declension

Declension table of "bhojana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhojanaṃ	bhojanāni
Accusative (second)	bhojanaṃ	bhojanāni
Instrumental (third)	bhojanena	bhojanehi or bhojanebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhojanassa or bhojanāya or bhojanatthaṃ	bhojanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhojanasmā or bhojanamhā or bhojanā	bhojanehi or bhojanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhojanassa	bhojanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhojanasmiṃ or bhojanamhi or bhojane	bhojanesu
Vocative (calling)	bhojana	bhojanāni

Derived terms

• vikālabhojana (“eating in the afternoon or at night”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhojana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 549
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhojana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 510