As a Hindi name
भाज · bhāj · s.m.
= bhāṅj, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 178
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
10th cl. (bhājayati) To divide, to separate; it is usually employed with vi prefixed, especially in a legal sense, as to divide or portion an inheritance.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhāja" is the vocative of "bhājā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "bhāja" is derived from "bhāj" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bhāj mfn. (mostly ifc.; exceptionally with gen.) sharing or participating in, entitled to, possessing, enjoying, perceiving, feeling, sensible of, devoted to, intent upon, Br. &c. &c.
forming a part of, belonging to, RPrāt.
bhāja r. 10th cl. (bhājayati) To divide, to separate; it is usually employed with vi prefixed, especially in a legal sense, as to divide or portion an inheritance.
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Dictionary citations
bhāja r. 10th cl. (bhājayati) To divide, to separate; it is usually employed with vi prefixed, especially in a legal sense, as to divide or portion an inheritance.
bhājā f. = vakra-yaṣṭi, Gaṇar. (cf. Pāṇ. iv, 1, 42).
bhāj mfn. (mostly ifc.; exceptionally with gen.) sharing or participating in, entitled to, possessing, enjoying, perceiving, feeling, sensible of, devoted to, intent upon, Br. &c. &c.
forming a part of, belonging to, RPrāt.
Alternative readings
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