bhakṣ भक्ष् (prob. a secondary form fr. √ bhaj, or Nom. fr. bhakṣá; cf. also √ bhikṣ and bhañj) cl. 10. P. ([Dhātup. xxxii, 22]) bhakṣáyati (rarely Ā. °te), and in later language also cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxi, 27]) bhakṣati, °te (pf. bhakṣayām āsa, [MBh.] &c. fut. bhakṣayiṣyati, °te, [ib.]; aor. ababhakṣat, [ŚBr.]; Pass. abhakṣi, [BhP.]; inf. bhakṣayitum, [MBh.], °kṣitum, [Pañcat.]; ind.p. bhakṣayitvā, [MBh.]; -bhakṣya, [ib.]; -bhakṣam, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]), to eat or drink, devour, partake of (with acc., in Ved. also with gen.; in the older language usually of fluids, in the later only exceptionally so), [RV.] &c. &c.; to sting, bite, [Kathās.]; to consume, use up, waste, destroy, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to drain the resources of, impoverish, [Kām.] : Caus. bhakṣáyati See above; to cause anything (acc.) to be eaten by (acc. or instr.), [Pāṇ. i, 4, 52], Vārtt. 7, [Pat.] : Desid. bibhakṣiṣati or °kṣayiṣati, to wish to eat or devour, [MBh.]; [ĀpŚr.], Sch. (cf. bibhakṣayiṣu). bhakṣa भक्ष bhakṣá m. drinking or eating, drink or (in later language) food, [RV.] &c. &c. (often ifc., with f(A). , having anything for food or beverage, eating, drinking, living upon) bhakṣin भक्षिन् bha°kṣin mfn. (mostly ifc.; °ṣi-tva n.) eating, devouring, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] bhakṣya भक्ष्य bha°kṣya mfn. to be eaten, eatable, fit for food, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. bha°kṣya n. anything eaten, food (esp. such as requires mastication), [ib.] bha°kṣya m. food, dish, [ib.] (prob. w.r. for bhakṣa) bhakṣālī भक्षाली f. N. of a place g. dhūmādi (not in [Kāś.]) bhakṣaṇa भक्षण bha°kṣaṇa mfn. eating, one who eats (cf. dāḍima-, pāpa-bh°) bha°kṣaṇa n. the act of eating, drinking, feeding, [ŚrS.]; [Nir.]; [MBh.] &c. eating what excites thirst, [L.] chewing, [L.] the being eaten by (instr.), [Mn.]; [R.] (bhá°) a drinking vessel, [RV.] bhakṣaka भक्षक bha°kṣaka mfn. one who eats, an eater, enjoyer, one who feeds or lives upon (often ifc.), [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Hit.] voracious, gluttonous, a gourmand, [W.] bha°kṣaka m. food, [Hcat.] bhakṣiṇī भक्षिणी f. Coix Barbata, [L.] bhakṣikā भक्षिका bha°kṣikā f. eating, chewing (cf. ikṣu-bh°) a meal, food (cf. uṣṭra-bh°). bhakṣita भक्षित bha°kṣitá mfn. eaten or drunk, chewed, masticated, devoured, enjoyed, partaken of [ŚBr.] &c. &c. eaten (said of a partic. bad pronunciation of words), [L.] bha°kṣitá n. the being eaten by (instr.), [R.] bhakṣitṛ भक्षितृ bha°kṣitṛ m. = °kṣayitṛ, [MBh.] bhakṣitva भक्षित्व bha°kṣi-tva n. bhakṣivan भक्षिवन् bha°kṣiván mfn. eating, enjoying, [TBr.] (cf. bhakti-ván, -vás). bhakṣaṇīya भक्षणीय bha°kṣaṇīya mfn. to be (or being) eaten, [Pañcat.] bhakṣabīja भक्षबीज bhakṣa—bīja m. w.r. for bhakṣya-b° bhakṣajapa भक्षजप bhakṣa—japa m. the prayer muttered while drinking Soma, [ĀśvŚr.] bhakṣakāra भक्षकार bhakṣa—kāra m. ‘food-maker’, a cook, baker, [L.] bhakṣaṭaka भक्षटक m. a variety of Asteracantha Longifolia, [L.] bhakṣayitṛ भक्षयितृ bha°kṣayitṛ m. an eater, enjoyer, [MBh.] bhakṣaṃkāra भक्षंकार bhakṣa—ṃ-kārá mfn. furnishing food, [MaitrS.] (cf. [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 72], Vārtt. 2, [Pat.]) bhakṣaṃkṛta भक्षंकृत bhakṣá—ṃ-kṛta (°kṣáṃ-), mfn. drunk or eaten, enjoyed, [TS.]; [ĀśvŚr.] bhakṣyālābu भक्ष्यालाबु bha°kṣyālābu f. a variety of cucumber (= rājālābu), [L.] bhakṣyabīja भक्ष्यबीज bha°kṣya—bīja m. Buchanania Latifolia, [L.] bhakṣyakāra भक्ष्यकार bha°kṣya—kāra m. a baker, [L.] bhakṣaṇīyatā भक्षणीयता bha°kṣaṇīya—tā f. eatableness, [ŚārṅgP.] bhakṣamantra भक्षमन्त्र bhakṣa—mantra m. a verse spoken while drinking Soma, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] bhakṣapattrī भक्षपत्त्री bhakṣa—pattrī f. betel-pepper (the leaf of which serves for food), [L.] bhakṣavikāra भक्षविकार bhakṣa—vikāra m. pl. various dishes of food, [MBh.] bhakṣitaśeṣa भक्षितशेष bha°kṣita—śeṣa m. remnants of food, leavings, [MW.] bhakṣyaṃkāra भक्ष्यंकार bha°kṣya-ṃ—kāra m. a baker, [L.] bhakṣyavastu भक्ष्यवस्तु bha°kṣya—vastu n. edible matter, victuals, viands, [MW.] bhakṣacchandas भक्षच्छन्दस् bhakṣa—cchandas n. a metre used while eating the sacrificial food, [Lāṭy.]; [Drāhy.] bhakṣayitavya भक्षयितव्य bha°kṣayitavya mfn. to be eaten or devoured, edible, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.] bhakṣyābhakṣya भक्ष्याभक्ष्य bha°kṣyābhakṣya n. what may and may not be eaten, food allowed and prohibited, [Mn. v, 26] bhakṣyakāraka भक्ष्यकारक bha°kṣya—kāraka m. a baker, [L.] bhakṣyabhakṣaka भक्ष्यभक्षक bha°kṣya—bhakṣaka m. du. food and the eater, [Hit.] bhakṣitaśeṣāhāra भक्षितशेषाहार bha°k°ṣita-śeṣāhāra m. a meal of leavings, [ib.] bhakṣyabhojyamaya भक्ष्यभोज्यमय bha°kṣya—bhojya-maya mf(I)n. consisting of food of all kinds, [MBh.] bhakṣyamālyāpaṇa भक्ष्यमाल्यापण bha°kṣya—mālyāpaṇa m. a market where victuals and garlands are sold, [ib.] bhakṣyabhojyavihāravat भक्ष्यभोज्यविहारवत् bha°kṣya—bhojya-vihāra-vat mfn. furnished with various kinds of food and places of refection, [ib.]