verbe :
(1) : se nourrir, manger ; faire usage de, tirer avantage de, prendre plaisir à
(2) : nettoyer, purifier
(1) bhuñjati [bhuj to Lat．fruor，frūx=E．fruit，frugal etc．; Goth．brūkjan =As．brūkan =Ger．brauchen．The Dhtp 379 （& Dhtm 613） explns bhuj by “pālan’ajjhohāresu，＂ i．e．eating & drinking for the purpose of living] to eat （in general），to enjoy，make use of，take advantage of，use Sn．102，240，259，619; Dh．324; Pug．55．Pot． bhuñjeyya Sn．400; Dh．308，2nd pl．bhuñjetha Dh．70; Mhvs 25，113．Imper．2nd med．bhuñjassa S．V，53; 3rd act．bhuñjatu S．I，141; Sn．479; bhuñjassu Sn．421; ppr．bhuñjanto J．III，277：bhuñjamāna Th．1，12; Sn．240．Fut．1st sg．bhokkhaṃ [Sk．bhoksyāmi] J．IV，117．Aor．1st sg．bhuñjiṃ Miln．47; 3rd sg．bhuñji J．IV，370; 3rd pl．abhuñjiṃsu Th．1，922; abhuñjisuṃ Mhvs 7，25．Ger．bhutvā J．III，53 （=bhuñjitvā C．）; DhA．I，182; bhutvāna Sn．128．Grd．bhuñjitabba Mhvs 5，127．Inf．bhottuñ ：see ava°．‹-› pp．bhutta．– Caus．bhojeti （q．v．）．Cp．bhoga， bhojana， bhojanīya， bhojja; also Desid．pp．bubbhukkhita ; & ābhuñjati
(2) bhuñjati [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，Toev．p．104，s．v．bhujissa] to clean，purify，cleanse：see bhuja2 and bhujissa，also bhoja & bhojaka
bhuj v. [7] pr. md. (bhuṅkte) pft. (bubhoja) pp. (bhukta) ppr. md. (bhuñjāna) inf. (bhoktum) pfp. (bhoktavya, bhogya, bhojya) pf. (anu, upa) jouir de, posséder <acc.>; jouir charnellement de | manger, goûter; boire | utiliser, employer, exploiter; gouverner, régir — ca. (bhojayati) ca. (bhuñjāpayati) nourrir; nourrir qqn. <acc.> avec qqc. <acc. i.> — dés.(bubhukṣati) désirer manger ou posséder || lat. fungor, fructus; fr. fruit.