भिक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā). Doublet of भीख (bhīkh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪk.ʂɑː/, [bʱɪk.ʃäː]

Noun

भिक्षा • (bhikṣā) f

1. begging, alms, charity

   Synonym: भीख (bhīkh)

Declension

Declension of भिक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाएँ bhikṣāẽ
oblique	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाओं bhikṣāõ
vocative	भिक्षा bhikṣā	भिक्षाओ bhikṣāo

Related terms

• भिक्षु (bhikṣu)
• भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ভিক্ষা (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• ভিক্ষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဘိက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
• ભિક્ષા (Gujarati script)
• ਭਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಿಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ភិក្ឞា (Khmer script)
• ຠິກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
• ഭിക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᢉᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଭିକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
• ꢩꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• භික්‍ෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
• பி⁴க்ஷா (Tamil script)
• భిక్షా (Telugu script)
• ภิกฺษา (Thai script)
• བྷི་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Sanskrit भिक्ष् (bhikṣ)

Sanskrit -आ (-ā)

Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́)

From the root भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱik.ʂɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱik.ʂɑː/

Noun

भि॒क्षा • (bhikṣā́) stem, f (root भिक्ष्)

1. alms, begging
2. wages
3. service

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of भिक्षा (bhikṣā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भिक्षा bhikṣā́	भिक्षे bhikṣé	भिक्षाः bhikṣā́ḥ
Vocative	भिक्षे bhíkṣe	भिक्षे bhíkṣe	भिक्षाः bhíkṣāḥ
Accusative	भिक्षाम् bhikṣā́m	भिक्षे bhikṣé	भिक्षाः bhikṣā́ḥ
Instrumental	भिक्षया / भिक्षा¹ bhikṣáyā / bhikṣā́¹	भिक्षाभ्याम् bhikṣā́bhyām	भिक्षाभिः bhikṣā́bhiḥ
Dative	भिक्षायै bhikṣā́yai	भिक्षाभ्याम् bhikṣā́bhyām	भिक्षाभ्यः bhikṣā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भिक्षायाः / भिक्षायै² bhikṣā́yāḥ / bhikṣā́yai²	भिक्षाभ्याम् bhikṣā́bhyām	भिक्षाभ्यः bhikṣā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भिक्षायाः / भिक्षायै² bhikṣā́yāḥ / bhikṣā́yai²	भिक्षयोः bhikṣáyoḥ	भिक्षाणाम् bhikṣā́ṇām
Locative	भिक्षायाम् bhikṣā́yām	भिक्षयोः bhikṣáyoḥ	भिक्षासु bhikṣā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• भिक्षाचर्या (bhikṣācaryā, “the beggar's way of life”)
• भिक्षाभाव (bhikṣābhāva, “monkhood, priesthood”)
• भिक्षासङ्घाटी (bhikṣāsaṅghāṭī, “mendicant's clothes, a beggar's raiment”)

 

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) (see there for further descendants)
• Pali: bhikkhā
  • → Khmer: ភិក្ខា (phɨkkhaa)
  • → Thai: ภิกขา

Borrowed terms

• → Lao: ພິກສາ (phik sā)
• → Tamil: பிச்சை (piccai)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भिक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 756.