bhakṣya

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[apte] a. [bhakṣ-karmaṇi ṇyat] Eatable, fit for feod. --kṣyaṃ 1 Anything eat- able, an article of food, food (fig. also); bhakṣyabhakṣakayoḥ prītirvipattereva kā- raṇaṃ H. 1. 55; Ms. 1. 113. --2 Water. --Comp. --kāraḥ (also bhakṣyaṃkāraḥ) a baker, cook. --vastu n. eatables, victuals.

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a. [bhakṣ-karmaṇi ṇyat] Eatable, fit for feod. --kṣyaṃ 1 Anything eat- able, an article of food, food (fig. also); bhakṣyabhakṣakayoḥ prītirvipattereva kā- raṇaṃ H. 1. 55; Ms. 1....

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

205

Texts Appeared In

35

DCS: name of a DAnava

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 65 31.7%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 36 17.6%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 14 6.8%
4. Carakasaṃhitā 13 6.3%
5. Matsyapurāṇa 10 4.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: bhakṣyaḥ

  sarvabhakṣyo 'pi yuktātmā nādatte malam agnivat

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: bhakṣyāṃś

  modakān pradadus tasmai bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhāñ śubhān

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: bhakṣya

  bhakṣyānnapānair bahubhiḥ samupetāḥ suniṣṭhitāḥ