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) 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.] 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.] 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.] 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.]