भर्गस्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰél-g-os ~ bʰél-g-es-, from an extension of *bʰel- (to shine). The alternate derivation from the same root as भ्राज् (bhrāj, to shine) is phonetically unsound.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

भर्ग॑स् • (bhárgas) stemn

  1. radiance; splendour; lustre; glorious form
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.62.10:
      तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि ।
      धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त् ॥
      tátsavitúrváreṇyaṃ bhárgo devásya dhīmahi.
      dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt.
      Let's hold in mind the praiseworthy light of the divine Savitṛ,
      Who, we pray, inspire our thoughts.

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of भर्ग॑स्
singular dual plural
nominative भर्गः॑ (bhárgaḥ) भर्ग॑सी (bhárgasī) भर्गां॑सि (bhárgāṃsi)
accusative भर्गः॑ (bhárgaḥ) भर्ग॑सी (bhárgasī) भर्गां॑सि (bhárgāṃsi)
instrumental भर्ग॑सा (bhárgasā) भर्गो॑भ्याम् (bhárgobhyām) भर्गो॑भिः (bhárgobhiḥ)
dative भर्ग॑से (bhárgase) भर्गो॑भ्याम् (bhárgobhyām) भर्गो॑भ्यः (bhárgobhyaḥ)
ablative भर्ग॑सः (bhárgasaḥ) भर्गो॑भ्याम् (bhárgobhyām) भर्गो॑भ्यः (bhárgobhyaḥ)
genitive भर्ग॑सः (bhárgasaḥ) भर्ग॑सोः (bhárgasoḥ) भर्ग॑साम् (bhárgasām)
locative भर्ग॑सि (bhárgasi) भर्ग॑सोः (bhárgasoḥ) भर्गः॑सु (bhárgaḥsu)
vocative भर्गः॑ (bhárgaḥ) भर्ग॑सी (bhárgasī) भर्गां॑सि (bhárgāṃsi)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “bhárgas-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 252

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