Sanskrit

Root

भ्रम् • ‎(bhram)

1. cl.1 P. (Dhātup. xx, 20) भ्रमति (ep. also °ते) and cl.4 P. (xxvi, 96), भ्राम्यति (Pot. भ्रम्यात् PārGṛ. ; pf. बभ्राम, 3. pl. बभ्रमुः or भ्रेमुः MBh. Kāv. &c. ; fut. भ्रमिता Gr. ; भ्रमिष्यति MBh. ; aor. अभ्रमीत् ib. ; inf. भ्रमितुम् or भ्रान्तुम् MBh. Kāv. &c. ; ind.p. भ्रमित्वा, भ्रान्त्वा, -भ्राम्य ib.), to wander or roam about, rove, ramble (with देशम्, to wander through or over a country ; with भिक्षाम्, go about begging) MBh. Kāv. &c.
2. to fly about (as bees) Kāv. Var.
3. to roll about (as the eyes) Kāvyâd.
4. to wag (as the tongue) ṠārṅgP.
5. to quiver (as the fetus in the womb) BhP.
6. to move to and fro or unsteadily, flicker, flutter, reel, totter ṠBr. Kālid. Pur.
7. to move round, circulate, revolve (as stars) MBh. Hariv. Sūryas.
8. to spread, be current (as news) Daṡ.
9. to waver, be perplexed, doubt, err Bhag. Pur. Siddh. : Pass. aor. अभ्रामि (impers., with ते, ‘you have wandered or roamed about’) R. : Caus. भ्रामयति (mc. also °ते ; aor. अबिभ्रमत्: Pass. भ्राम्यते), to cause to wander or roam, drive or move about, agitate MBh. Kāv. &c.
10. (with पटहम् or °ह-घोषणाम्), to move a drum about, proclaim by beat of drum Kathās.
11. to cause to move or turn round or revolve, swing, brandish Up. MBh. Kāv. &c.
12. to drive through (acc.) in a chariot Cat.
13. to disarrange Kauṡ.
14. to cause to err, confuse Hariv. MārkP.
15. to move or roam about (aor. अबिभ्रमत् ; B. अबभ्रमत्) R. : Desid. बिभ्रमिषति Gr.: Intens. बम्भ्रमीति, बम्भ्रम्यते (also with pass. meaning) and बम्भ्रान्ति (only Gr.), to roam about repeatedly or frequently, wander through, circumambulate Hariv. Var. Ṡatr. [cf. Gk. βρέμω ; Lat. fremere ; Germ. bre0men, brimmen, brummen ; Eng. brim, brim-stone.]

Derived terms

• भ्रम ‎(bhrama)
• भ्रमण ‎(bhramaṇa)
• भ्रमर ‎(bhramara)
• भ्रमरक ‎(bhramaraka)
• भ्रान्ति ‎(bhrānti)