Bhrigu, Bhṛgu: 27 definitions
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Bhrigu has 25 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Bhṛgu can be transliterated into English as Bhrgu or Bhrigu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBhṛgu (भृगु):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBhṛgu (भृगु):—m. —
1) Nomen proprium — a) Sg. u. Pl. eines Geschlechts mythischer Wesen , die zum Feuer in näherer Beziehung stehen. [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,a.110,5.fgg.] werden zwölf Bhṛgu mit Namen als Gottheiten aufgeführt. Das Geschlecht hat eine geschichtliche Anknüpfung , indem einer der brahmanischen Hauptstämme diesen Namen führt. — b) eines den Stamm repräsentirenden Ṛṣi , der zu Varuṇa in nähere Beziehung gebracht wird und auch Sohn Kavi’s auf , als ein Prajāpati , als einer der sieben Weisen , als Gesetzgeber , Astronom , Arzt u.s.w. — c) eines Oheims des Dichters Bāṇa. — d) der Spitze des Berges Bhṛgutuṅga. —
2) der Planet Venus = ,
1) b). Sein Tag ist der Freitag. —
3) *ein Name Rudra's. —
4) Abhang , Abgrund [Harṣacarita 142,12.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with (+37): Bhrigubharatasamvada, Bhrigubharatasavada, Bhrigubhava, Bhrigubhumi, Bhrigudasa, Bhrigudeva, Bhrigudevata, Bhrigudvaha, Bhrigugita, Bhriguharitaki, Bhriguja, Bhriguka, Bhrigukaccha, Bhrigukacchatirtha, Bhrigukachchha, Bhrigukshetra, Bhrigukshetramahatmya, Bhrigukulatilaka, Bhrigukulodvaha, Bhrigulapati.
Ends with: Varunabhrigu.
Full-text (+392): Bhrigupati, Bhrigusuta, Bhargava, Bhrigushreshtha, Bhrigudevata, Bhrigubhumi, Prajapati, Balabandhu, Bhrigvangirovid, Bhrigunampati, Bhrigushardula, Bhrigusunu, Bhrig, Bhriguja, Bhriguputra, Cyavana, Bhrigutanaya, Bhrigunandana, Bhrigvangirasika, Bhrigumandala.
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Search found 122 books and stories containing Bhrigu, Bhṛgu, Bhrgu; (plurals include: Bhrigus, Bhṛgus, Bhrgus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXX < [Caitraratha Parva]
Section CLXXXI < [Caitraratha Parva]
Section LVI < [Anusasanika Parva]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
3. Different Names of the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 1 - The Atharvaveda and its importance in the Vedic Literature]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.6 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Verse 2.333 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 3.15 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.1 < [Section I - What shortens Life?]
Verse 1.60 < [Section XXXV - Bhṛgu Begins]
Verse 1.59 < [Section XXXIV - Advice to Learn from Bhṛgu]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.25 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 10.6 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 10.34 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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