भृगु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভৃগু (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬺᬕᬸ (Balinese script)
- ভৃগু (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰴𑰐𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀾𑀕𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဘၖဂု (Burmese script)
- ભૃગુ (Gujarati script)
- ਭ੍ਰਗੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍃𑌗𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦽꦒꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑃂𑂏𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೃಗು (Kannada script)
- ភ្ឫគុ (Khmer script)
- ຠ຺ຣິຄຸ (Lao script)
- ഭൃഗു (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡵᡳᡤᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘵𑘐𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠷᠢᠺᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧖𑦰𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐺𑐐𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଭୃଗୁ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢺꢔꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆸𑆓𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖴𑖐𑖲 (Siddham script)
- භෘගු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩙𑩞𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚌𑚰 (Takri script)
- ப்⁴ரிகு³ (Tamil script)
- భృగు (Telugu script)
- ภฺฤคุ (Thai script)
- བྷྲྀ་གུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒵𑒑𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨼𑨉𑨍𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
An archaic formation related to भर्गस् (bhárgas, “radiance, luster”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱŕ̩.ɡu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱr̩.ɡu/
Proper noun
भृगु॑ • (bhṛ́gu) stem, m
- (Hinduism) Bhrigu, one of the Saptarshis, one of the Prajapatis and the father of Shukra and Chyavana
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भृगुः॑ (bhṛ́guḥ) | भृगू॑ (bhṛ́gū) | भृग॑वः (bhṛ́gavaḥ) |
| accusative | भृगु॑म् (bhṛ́gum) | भृगू॑ (bhṛ́gū) | भृगू॑न् (bhṛ́gūn) |
| instrumental | भृगु॑णा (bhṛ́guṇā) भृग्वा॑¹ (bhṛ́gvā¹) |
भृगु॑भ्याम् (bhṛ́gubhyām) | भृगु॑भिः (bhṛ́gubhiḥ) |
| dative | भृग॑वे (bhṛ́gave) भृग्वे॑¹ (bhṛ́gve¹) |
भृगु॑भ्याम् (bhṛ́gubhyām) | भृगु॑भ्यः (bhṛ́gubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भृगोः॑ (bhṛ́goḥ) भृग्वः॑¹ (bhṛ́gvaḥ¹) |
भृगु॑भ्याम् (bhṛ́gubhyām) | भृगु॑भ्यः (bhṛ́gubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भृगोः॑ (bhṛ́goḥ) भृग्वः॑¹ (bhṛ́gvaḥ¹) |
भृग्वोः॑ (bhṛ́gvoḥ) | भृगू॑णाम् (bhṛ́gūṇām) |
| locative | भृगौ॑ (bhṛ́gau) | भृग्वोः॑ (bhṛ́gvoḥ) | भृगु॑षु (bhṛ́guṣu) |
| vocative | भृगो॑ (bhṛ́go) | भृगू॑ (bhṛ́gū) | भृग॑वः (bhṛ́gavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- भार्गव (bhārgavá)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “bhṛ́gu-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 271
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “भृगु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 765, column 1.