Sanskrit

Root

भुज् • ‎(√bhuj)

1. cl.6 P. (Dhātup. xxviii, 124) भुजति (pf. बुभोज aor. अभौक्षीत् fut. भोक्ष्यति and °क्ता Gr. ; really only pr. stem aor. -अबुभोजीस् and ind.p. -भुज्य after निर् and, परि ; compare also भुजम् in भुजं-ग and भुजंगम), to bend, curve
2. (?) to sweep (compare 1. भुजि) RV. : Pass. भुज्यते, to be bent down or disheartened Hit. iv, 28. [compare Gk. φεύγω ; Lat. fugio ;Goth. biugan, baugjan (?) ; Germ. biogan, biegen ; Angl.Sax. bu4gan ; Eng. bow.]

Derived terms

• भुज ‎(bhuja)
• भुजंग ‎(bhujaṃga)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.