Bhuñjati¹

to eat (in general), to enjoy, make use of, take advantage of, use Snp.102, Snp.240, Snp.259, Snp.619; Dhp.324 Pp.55.
pot bhuñjeyya Snp.400; Dhp.308, 2^nd pl bhuñjetha Dhp.70; Mhvs.25, Mhvs.113.
imper 2^nd med bhuñjassa SN.v.53; 3^rd act. bhuñjatu SN.i.141; Snp.479 bhuñjassu Snp.421;
ppr bhuñjanto Ja.iii.277: bhuñjamāna Thag.12; Snp.240.
fut 1^st sg. bhokkhaṃ [Sk bhoksyāmi] Ja.iv.117.
aor 1^st sg. bhuñjiṃ Miln 47 3^rd sg. bhuñji Ja.iv.370; 3^rd pl. abhuñjiṃsu Thag.922 abhuñjisuṃ Mhvs.7, Mhvs.25.
ger bhutvā Ja.iii.53 (= bhuñjitvā C.); Dhp-a.i.182; bhutvāna Snp.128.
grd bhuñjitabba Mhvs.5, Mhvs.127.
inf bhottuñ: see ava˚.
pp bhutta
caus bhojeti (q.v.). Cp. bhoga bhojana, bhojanīya, bhojja; also Desid. pp. bubbhukkhita; & ābhuñjati.

(bhuj) to Lat. fruor, frūx = E. fruit, frugal etc.; Goth. brūkjan = As. brūkan = Ger. brauchen. The Dhtp.379 (& Dhtm.613) explains bhuj by “pālan ajjhohāresu,” i.e. eating & drinking for the purpose of living

Bhuñjati²

to clean, purify cleanse: see bhuja² and bhujissa, also bhoja & bhojaka.

bhuj to purify, cleanse, sift, not given in this meaning by the Dhātupāṭha. Cp. Av. buxti purification buj to clean, also Lat. fungor (to get through or rid of, cp. E. function), Goth. us-baugjan to sweep; P paribhuñjati 2, paribhojaniya & vinibbhujati. See Kern,

Toevoegselen

p. 104, s. v. bhujissa