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bhākṣa

a. (kṣī f.) [bhakṣā śīlamasya aṇ] Voracious, gluttonous.

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. (kṣī f.) [bhakṣā śīlamasya aṇ] Voracious, gluttonous.

[mw] mf (I) n. (bhakṣ) habitually eating, gluttonous (= bhakṣā śīlam asya) g. chattrādi. 095205 751,2 149540

Root

√bhā भा

Gaṇa 2· adadi· Parasmaipada · dīptau

to glow, to shine, to look attractive, to look beautiful

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Corpus Profile

Part of Speech
NOUN
Occurrences
252
Texts
56

DCS: name of a DAnava

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Concordance Sample

Bhāgavatapurāṇasurface: bhakṣaḥ

yad ghrāṇabhakṣo vihitaḥ surāyās tathā paśor ālabhanaṃ na hiṃsā

Skandapurāṇasurface: bhakṣaḥ

vāyubhakṣastadā tasthau svaṃ dehaṃ paritāpayan

Rāmāyaṇasurface: bhakṣāḥ

annam uccāvacaṃ bhakṣāḥ phalāni vividhāni ca

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