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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upabhuj (उपभुज्).—7 U.

1) To enjoy, taste (in all senses); तपसामुपभुञ्जानाः फलानि (tapasāmupabhuñjānāḥ phalāni) Kumārasambhava 6.1; नोपभुज्यते (nopabhujyate) is not enjoyed, Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.142; Manusmṛti 12.8.

2) To eat, drink; पयः (payaḥ) R.2.65, 1.67; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.4; अर्धोपभुक्तेन (ardhopabhuktena) Kumārasambhava 3.37; Y.3.325.

3) To possess; स्त्रीरत्नमुपभुङ्क्ष्व (strīratnamupabhuṅkṣva) Hariv.

4) To use, make use of, receive; मानसं मनसैवायमुपभुङ्क्ते शुभाशुभम् (mānasaṃ manasaivāyamupabhuṅkte śubhāśubham) Manusmṛti 12.8.

5) To be useful; उप वयं तं भुङ्जामः (upa vayaṃ taṃ bhuṅjāmaḥ) Ch. Up.4.11.2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upabhuj (उपभुज्).—enjoy (also carnally), eat, consume, use, possess, partake of, live on, reap the fruit of ([accusative]); be of use or service to ([accusative]).

Upabhuj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and bhuj (भुज्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upabhuj (उपभुज्):—[=upa-bhuj] -√2. bhuj [Ātmanepada] -bhuṅkte, ([Epic] also -bhuñjate) to enjoy, eat, eat up, consume, [Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya; Pañcatantra] etc.;

—to enjoy, make use of, partake of;

—to experience (happiness or misfortune etc.), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Manu-smṛti; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.;

—to enjoy (a woman), [Harivaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] etc.;

—to receive as a reward, [Manu-smṛti xii, 8; Rāmāyaṇa vi, 98, 29] :

—[Parasmaipada] (1. [plural] -bhuñjāmas) to be useful, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad iv, 11, 2] :

—[Causal] -bhojayati, to cause to take (medicine), [Suśruta]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upabhuj (उपभुज्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvabhuṃja, Uvahuṃja, Kammava.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Bhuj, Upa.

Ends with: Pratyupabhuj, Samupabhuj.

Full-text: Upabhoga, Upabhogin, Upabhojin, Pratyupabhuj, Upabhojya, Upabhogakshama, Upabhukta, Samupabhuj, Uvabhumja, Upabhogyatva, Upabhunjati, Kammava, Uvahumja, Upabhoktri, Upabhukti, Upabhogya, Upabhuktadhana.

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