बृहस्पतिbṛhaspati

बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a prince who was the great-grandson of Ashoka, a king of Kashmiri, of the author of a law-book, of a philosopher, of other authors, the name of the author of certain hymns of the Rig-veda. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Deity of Prayer, Wisdom, and Priesthood, Sage, Preceptor, and Mythological Figure, Author of Texts.

Definitions: 22

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Meanings by context

Deity of Prayer, Wisdom, and Priesthood

6 definitions

the lord of prayer and devotion, a deity personifying piety and religion, the priest of the gods, the god of wisdom and eloquence, and the regent of the planet Jupiter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Lord of devotion and personification of piety. 2. The god of wisdom and eloquence. 3. The planet Jupiter.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The god of prayer, wisdom, and eloquence. 2. The planet Jupiter. 3. A man's name.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A divine personification of the activity of the pious towards the gods and mediator between gods and men. 2. The type of the priest and priestly dignity. 3. The god of wisdom and eloquence.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. The deity personifying piety and religion, acting as the chief priest and intercessor for mankind. 2. The regent of the planet Jupiter and preceptor of the gods. 3. The name of a saint and law-giver.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Vedic god whose name means lord of prayer.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Sage, Preceptor, and Mythological Figure

5 definitions

1. The preceptor of the gods. 2. The planet Jupiter. 3. A sage who authored a Smriti.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity known as the lord of prayer. 2. The regent of the planet Jupiter and preceptor of the gods. 3. A saint and lawgiver.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the purohita of the gods and the planet Jupiter

बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 168-1]
Bṛhaspati (the purohita of the gods and the planet Jupiter).

§ 44 (Garuḍa): I, 30, 1421, (1423), 1427.—§ 70 (Ādivaṃ-

śāvatāraṇap.): I, 60, 2218 (yathā).—§ 110 (Aṃśāvat.):

I, 66, 2569 (son of Aṅgiras and brother of Utathya and

Saṃvartta).—§ 116 (do.): I, 66, 2590 (°er bhaginī, wife

of the Vasu Prabhāsa).—§ 120 bis (do.): I, 66, 2603

(Ādityeṣveva gaṇyate).—§ 130 (do.): I, 67, 2705 (Droṇa

was born from a portion of B. (devarṣeḥ)).—§ 145 (Kaca):

I, 76, 3191 (the purohita of the gods), 3193 (Kacaṃ…

jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ B°eḥ), 3201, 3203, 3210, 3228 (°eḥ sutaḥ,

i.e. Kaca), †3231 (son of Aṅgiras and father of Kaca); 77,

3258, 3277.—§ 146 (Devayānī): I, 80, 3341 (iva).—§ 170

(Dīrghataṃas): I, 104, 4180 (Utathasya yavīyāṃs tu purodhās

tridivaukasāṃ), 4182, 4184, 4187, 4188, 4189, 4192.—§ 221

(Caitrarathap.): I, 170, 6464 (gurur mānyaḥ Śatakratoḥ,

had given the Āgneya weapon to Bharadvāja).—§ 223

(Vāsiṣṭha): I, 174, 6644 (iva).—§ 253 (Haraṇāharaṇap.):

I, 221, 7991 (sākṣād B°eḥ śiṣyaḥ, i.e. Uddhava?).—§ 254

(Khāndavadah.): I, 223, 8057 (°samāḥ, sc. viprāḥ).—

§ 259 (Śarṅgakop.): I, 229, 8360 (Agni identified with

B.).—§ 265 (Lokapālasabhākh.): II, 5, 139.—§ 266 (Śakra-

sabhāv.): II, 7, 308 (in the palace of Indra).—§ 270

(Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 446 (among the planets in the

palace of Brahmán).—§ 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 40,

1419 (B°ṃ bṛhattejāḥ Puruhūta iva).—§ 294b (Vidura): II,

50, 1793 (devarṣir Vāsavagurur devarājāya dhīmate yat prāha

śāstraṃ bhagavān B°ḥ).—§ 297 (Dyūtap.): II, 55, 1950

(āha).—§ 302 (Anudyūtap.): II, 74, 2458 (yaj jagāda B°ḥ

Śakrasya nītiṃ pravadan vidvān devapurohitaḥ, i.e. v. 2459).—

§ 310b (Sūrya): III, 3, 147 (Sūrya is identified with B.).—

§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 87, 8297 (°samo Dhaumyaḥ).

—§ 430 (Hanūmad-Bhīmas.): III, 150, 11291 (°samaiḥ),

11294 (B°y-Uśanoktaiś ca nayaiḥ).—§ 455 (Brāhmaṇa-

mahātmyak.): III, 185, 12703 (among the honourable

appellations of the king).—§ 460c (Kalkin): III, 190,

13099 (the planet: Sūryaśca yadā Candraśca tathā Tiṣya-

B°tī | ekarāśau sameṣyanti tadā pravartsyati Kṛtaṃ).—§ 488

(Āṅgirasa): III, 217, 14118 (son of Aṅgiras).—§ 489

(do.): III, 218, 14123 (do.).—§ 490 (do.): III, 219,

14130 (B°eś Cāndramasī bharyā 'bhūt, by her B. had six sons

and one daughter), 14131 (Śaṃyu was B.'s first son).—§ 501

(Skandop.): III, 229, 14450.—§ 513 (Ghoṣayātrāp.):

III, 251, 15146 (B°y-Uśanoktaiś ca mantraiḥ).—§ 524 (Jaya-

drathavim.): III, 272, 15842.—§ 527 (Ramopākhyānap.):

III, 277, 15954 (°samaṃ matau, i.e. Rāma Dāśarathi).—

§ 545 (Pativratām.): III, 293, 16672 (°samaṃ matau, i.e.

Satyavat).—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 58, 1829 (°samo naye,

i.e. Droṇa).—§ 555 (Indravijaya): V, 11, 360, 364, 367;

12, 377, 381, (383), 391, (392); 13, 408 (°niketaṃ); 15,

470, 471, 475, 478, 479; 16, (483), 491, 495, 503, (505),

(†507), †511 (Aṅgirasāṃ variṣṭhe); 18, 545.—§ 556 (Sañ-

jayayānap.): V, 29, †822 (brahmacaryaṃ cacāra).—§ 557

(Prajāgarap.): V, 33, 1041 (āha).—§ 559 (do.): V, 39,

1447, 1485 (°samaiḥ).—§ 561d (Nara-Nārāyaṇau): V, 49,

1918 (B°ś c' Ośanā), 1922, 1926 (devagaṇaiḥ sarvair B°puro-

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gamaiḥ).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 55, 2209 (prāha).—

§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 86, 3043 (yathā būddhiṃ B°ḥ).—

§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 108, 3972 (yathā…B°ś ca

Tārāyāṃ).—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 157, 5315 (°samaṃ

buddhyā, i.e. Bhīṣma).—§ 572 (Rathātirathas.): V, 165,

5722 (yathā).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 3, 81 (the planet,

Śravaṇe ca B°ḥ, omens), 95 (do., Viśākhāyāṃ samīpasthau

B°-Śanaiścarau, omens).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 19,

698 (maharṣer vacanāt); 34, 1228 (purodhasāñ ca mukhyaṃ

māṃ viddhi, Pārtha! B°ṃ, says Kṛṣṇa).—§ 578 (Bhīṣma-

vadhap.): VI, 50, 2073 (vyūhaḥ-Krauncārūṇo nāma…

yaṃ B°r Indrāya tadā devāsure 'bravīt).—§ 586 (do.): VI,

103, 4703 (ati nayena ca B°ṃ); 107, 4986 (yathovāca purā

Śakraṃ mahābuddhir B°ḥ).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiskekap.): VII,

9, 275 (B°y-Uśanastulyaḥ, i.e. Droṇa); 11, 354 (°samaṃ

matau, i.e. Abhimanyu).—§ 590 (do.): VII, 12, 447

(°samaiḥ).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj., v. Marutta): VII, 55, 2171,

2172 (sendrāmaragaṇā B°purogamāḥ); (do., v. Pṛthu Vainya):

VII, 69, 2416 (milker of the earth).—§ 599 (Jayadratha-

vadhap.): VII, 94, 3476 (son of Aṅgiras); 103, 3861.—

§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstram.): VII, 194, 8971 (°samo matau,

i.e. Aśvatthāman).—§ 605 (Karṇap.): VIII, 31οο, 1261

(vyūhaṃ…B°y-Uśanomataṃ).—§ 607 (do.): VIII,

37, †1726 (B°y-Uśanoḥ samaṃ, i.e. Droṇa).—§ 608 (do.):

VIII, 94, †4945 (the planet, B°ḥ samparivārya Rohiṇīṃ

babhūva Candrārkasamaḥ, omens).—§ 610 (Śalyap.): IX, 4,

229 (nītir eṣā B°eḥ).—§ 615b (Udapāna): IX, 36, 2102

(devapurohitaḥ).—§ 615 (Baladevatīrthay.): IX, 41, 2346.—

§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 44, 2470 (performed the jātakarman,

etc., of Skanda), 2481 (devarṣayaś ca Siddhāś ca B°puro-

gamāḥ); 45, 2503; 46, 2668 (gave to Skanda a daṇḍa).—

§ 615w (Agnitīrtha): IX, 47, 2748 (devāḥ…B°puro-

gamāḥ).—§ 615bb (Indratīrtha): IX, 49, 2832 (Indra gave

enormous wealth to B.).—§ 615ff (Asita Devila): IX, 50,

2893 (sthānaṃ B°eḥ, just under Goloka), 2918 (devāḥ…

B°purogamāḥ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 61, 3436

(°y-Uśanaso nopadeśaḥ śrutas tvayā, says Kṛṣṇa to Duryo-

dhana).—§ 626 (Rājadh.): XII, 21, 615 (Indreṇa samaye

pṛṣṭo yad uvāca B°ḥ).—§ 628 (do.): XII, 23, 664 (api

gāthām imāñ caiva B°r agāyata, i.e. v. 665).—§ 632b (Ṣoḍa-

śarājikop., cf. § 595): XII, 29, 911 (°purogamāḥ | devāḥ),

912 (Cakrapriyaiṣī yaṃ, i.e. Marutta, vidvān pratyācaṣṭa

B°ḥ), 913 (Saṃvarttaḥ…yavīyān sa B°eḥ).—§ 634b

(Suvarṇāṣṭhīvisambhavop.): XII, 31, 1113 (°mate sthitaḥ,

sc. Indra).—§ 635 (Rājadh.): XII, 35, 1258 (°saveneṣṭvā

surāpo brāhmaṇah punaḥ | samitiṃ brāhmaṇo [read Brah-

maṇo, m.] gacchet); 37, 1352 (°purogāns tu devarṣīn).—

§ 637 (do.): XII, 47η, 1595 (among the ṛṣis who sur-

rounded Bhīṣma, when lying on his arrow-bed).—§ 640

(do.): XII, 57, 2052 (°mate, cf. Marutta), 58, 2092, 2104

(abhāṣata).—§ 641 (do.): XII, 59, 2205 (abridged the

Bāhudantaka and called it Bārhaspatya); 68, 2536 (his

discourse with Vasumanas), 2537 (maharṣiṃ), 2538, 2539,

2541, (2542); 69, 2618 (āha); 84, 3183 (°eś ca saṃvādaṃ

Śakrasya ca), (3185); 98, 3654 (°samaḥ); 103, 3795 (°eś

ca saṃvādam Indrasya ca), 3796, (3800), (3839), 3846; 111,

4145 (°mater api); 115, 4238 (°samo buddhyā, i.e. Bhīṣma);

120, 4372; 122, 4479 (°er mataṃ…adhītaṃ…

tvayā); 124, 4569, 4570, 4571, (4572).—§ 652b (Indrota-

Pārīkṣitīya): XII, 152, 5667 (devaguruṃ), (5669).—§ 658b

(Kṛtaghnop.): XII, 170, 6353 (°mataṃ yathā).—§ 661

(Mokṣadh.): XII, 198α, 7191.—§ 663 (do.): XII, 201,

7366 (Manoḥ Prajāpater vādaṃ maharṣeś ca B°eḥ), †7367

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(devarṣisaṅghapravaro maharṣiḥ), (†7378).—§ 667 (do.):

XII, 210, 7661 (vedavid veda bhagavān Vedāṅgāni B°ḥ).—

§ 693b (Vṛtravadha): XII, 282, 10123 (Brahmarṣayaś

caiva B°purogamāḥ), 10129.—§ 710 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 322,

12104 (salokatāṃ B°eḥ).—§ 712 (Śukotpatti): XII, 325,

12209 (preceptor of Śuka).—§ 717c (Uparicara): XII, 336,

12740 (would promulgate a śāstra), 12742 (°mate), 12743,

12750 (Āngirase); 337, 12753 (etymology, Aṅgirasaḥ sute

…devapurohite), 12756 (hotṛ at the sacrifice of king

Vasu Uparicara), 12770, 12791, 12812.—§ 717b (Nārā-

yaṇīya): XII, 342, 13178, 13180 (repetition of § 170);

343, VI), ††13206 (Aṅgirasaḥ), VII), ††13214, ††13217.

—§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14ββ, 991; 18κκ, 1315

(°samadyutiḥ, i.e. Gṛtsamada), (λλ) †1368.—§ 734 (do.):

XIII, 26, 1758 (°samaṃ buddhyā, i.e. Bhīṣma, (α), 1762.

—§ 736b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 1963 (Bharadvājo

jyeṣṭhaḥ putro B°eḥ).—§ 742 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 39,

2239 (Uśanā veda yac chāstraṃ yac ca veda B°iḥ), 2242

(°prabhṛtibhiḥ).—§ 745c (do.): XIII, 56, 2915 (°m ivaujasā,

i.e. Viśvāmitra).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 62, 3153

(°eś ca saṃvādam Indrasya ca), 3154, 3156 (devapurohitaḥ),

(3157); 65δ, 3295; 76, 3668 (instructed king Māndhātṛ

about kine).—§ 747b (Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 85θ, 4147 (the

first of Aṅgiras' eight sons, called Vāruṇas).—§ 760 (Ānuśā-

sanik.): XIII, 111, 5400, 5401, 5402, 5404, (5408), (5418),

(5425), (5429), (5433); 112, (5534); 113, (5565); 115β,

5608 (prāha).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 125, 5972, 5977, (5979).

—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151ν, 7157 (°prabhṛtibhir Brahmar-

ṣibhiḥ).—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166α, 7643.—§ 778e (Avikṣit):

XIV, 4, 83 (°samo buddhyā, i.e. Avikṣit).—§ 778b (Saṃvartta-

Maruttīya): XIV, 5, 95 (son of Aṅgiras and brother of

Saṃvartta), 96, 99, 108, 109, 110, 113, 119; 6, 120 (°eḥ

saṃvādaṃ Maruttasya ca), 122, (125), (127), 134 (Aṅgirasaḥ

putraṃ devācāryaṃ), 138; 7, 164, 165, 170, 172 (°Purandarau);

8, 215, 217; 9, †219, (†220), (†222), (†224), †226, †227,

†233, †234, †235, †236, †237, †238, †239, †240, †244; 10,

†257, †260, †278 (°er avarajaḥ, i.e. Saṃvartta), †279 (°er

anujaṃ, i.e. Saṃvartta).—§ 782g (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 43θ,

1177 (B. is the lord of the brahmans).—§ 786e (Agastya):

XIV, 92, 2883.—§ 788 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 27, 734

(iva); 28ε, 753 (Vidura surpassed B. in intelligence).—

§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 31η, 858 (Droṇa was born

from a part of B.).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 4,

145; 5, 159 (°ṃ viveśātha Droṇo hy Aṅgirasāṃ varaṃ). Cf.

Aṅgiras^2—3, Āṅgirasa¹, Aṅgirasaḥ putraḥ (I, 4003), Guru.

[ID=1862]

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The preceptor of the gods, son of Angiras, and mythological sage and priest.

बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 2-500]
Bṛhaspati-(Vedhas) (I) — a son of Angiras by Sunīpā;

(also Prajāpati-Vā. P.); a Brahmiṣṭha famous in Svāro-

ciṣāntara; a sage of the Svārociṣa epoch,¹ born of Phalguni

in Cakṣuṣāntara; a Mantra-Brāhmaṇa; identified with Bha-

gavān,² lord of Viśravas and Angiras; sister, Yogasiddha,

wife of Prabhāsa; wife Tārā who was taken away by Soma;

she came back after Śiva's war with him and Brahmā's inter-

vention; father of Kaca and Bharadvāja;³ had sexual
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intercourse with Mamata (brother's wife), when she

was pregnant; cursed the baby in the womb for obstructing

the entry of his semen. Bharadvāja was born who was

brought up by the Maruts;⁴ appointed Purohita of the Gods

and got back to life the Gods killed by the Asuras;⁵ had faith

in Kriyāyoga;⁶ served as calf for the sages (milked the cow-

earth-Vā. P.) to milk the Vedic lore from the earth and got

the essence of tapas; saciva of Indra; caused illusion for

Rajo's sons and got back the place for Indra;⁸ wielded over-

lordship over Indra and was the cause of his Yogakṣema;⁹

master of Mantras;¹⁰ finding Śukra engaged for ten years

with Jayanti, Br. took the guise of Śukra and acted as Śukra

to the Asuras; when Śukra spoke of the deceit, they would

not listen to him and hence were cursed; Bṛhaspati threw

off his guise and went to his place;¹¹ appeared before the

Asuras in the guise of Kāvya;¹² fought with Uśanas or Śukra

in the Devāsura war;¹³ advised Indra besieged by Bali, to

abandon the city and await better times¹⁴ was not accorded

due welcome by Indra in his pride and hence Bṛhaspati

abandoned the Devas when the Asuras rose up in arms

against them; after consulting him on Tāraka's advance,

Indra resolved on war;¹⁵ blessed Umā with a son; blessed

the Deva host in the Tārakāmaya.¹⁶
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IV. 1. 35; 17. 9. 8. M. 192. 10; 196. 5. 19, 24. Vā. 52.

77; 53. 33; 59. 90, 131; 85. 100; 98. 24 and 27.]

[Footnote: 2) Bhā. XI. 16. 22;

M. 245. 86; 249. 11.]

[Footnote: 3) Bhā. IX. 14. 4; M. 23. 30, 47; 26. 3; Vā. 65.

103; 70. 4; 76. 1 and 25; Vi. IV. 6. 10.]

[Footnote: 4) Bhā. IX. 20. 36-9; M. 48.

33-41; 49. 15. Vi. IV. 19. 16; Vā. 99. 37; 103. 59; 106. 50.]

[Footnote: 5) Ib. IX. 24. 45; 25. 9. 12; Vā. 2. 19; 3. 4; 38. 44.]

[Footnote: 6) Bhā. XI. 27. 2.]

[Footnote: 7) Ib. IV. 18. 14; M. 10. 17; Vā. 62. 138 and 177.]

[Footnote: 8) Bhā. V. 24. 24; M. 29. 11; Vā. 53. 67; Vi. IV. 9. 17-22.]

[Footnote: 9) Vā. 84. 15; 92. 91.]

[Footnote: 10) M. 47. 81.]

[Footnote: 11) Ib. 47. 181-205.]

[Footnote: 12) Vā. 97. 106, 121.]

[Footnote: 13) Bhā VIII. 10. 33.]

[Footnote: 14) Ib. VIII. 15. 28-31.]

[Footnote: 15) Ib. VI. 7. 79 and

16-19; M. 148. 62-76.]

[Footnote: 16) Ib. 154. 507; 174. 52.]
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— The Purana Index

1. A sage. 2. A teacher of Uddhava.

— The Purana Index

Author of Texts

4 definitions

of the author of a law-book

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of other authors

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of the author of certain hymns of the Rig-veda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an author of a work on architecture

— The Purana Index

Named Individuals (Non-Deity/Sage)

3 definitions

the name of a prince who was the great-grandson of Ashoka

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a king of Kashmiri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a philosopher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Divine Identifications or Avatara Status

3 definitions

an epithet of Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Gokarna and an avatar of the sixteenth dvapara

— The Purana Index

the fourth Veda Vyasa

— The Purana Index

The Planet Jupiter

1 definition

1. A planet. 2. Three-fourths the size of Shukra. 3. Possesses twelve rays. 4. Has a golden chariot drawn by eight horses. 5. Traverses each zodiac sign in one year. 6. Generally favorable to the Brahmanas and considered a good celestial body.

— The Purana Index

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