# बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `bfhaspati`  **IAST:** bṛhaspati  **Devanagari:** बृहस्पति
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihaspati
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/brihaspati/declensions.md

## 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)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 737,1] बृहस् - पति (pati) (bṛhas-pati) m. (also written वृह् (vṛh) °- प् ° (°-p°); fr. 3. बृह् (bṛh) + पति (pati); cf. ब्रह्मणस् - पति (pati) (brahmaṇas-pati) ) ‘lord of prayer or devotion’, N. of a deity (in whom Piety and Religion are personified; he is the chief offerer of prayers and sacrifices, and therefore represented as the type of the priestly order, and the Purohita of the gods with whom he intercedes for men; in later times he is the god of wisdom and eloquence, to whom various works are ascribed; he is also regarded as son of Aṅgiras, husband of Tārā and father of Kaca, and sometimes identified with Vyāsa; in astronomy he is the regent of Jupiter and often identified with that planet), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c., &c. ( cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 215 ) [ ID=146395 ]
- 1. Lord of devotion and personification of piety. 2. The god of wisdom and eloquence. 3. The planet Jupiter.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 198-1 ] बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) bṛ́has-páti, m. Lord of devotion, N. of a god ( the outcome of theological speculation ) in whom piety towards the gods is personified; in. C. he is accounted the god of wisdom and eloquence ( to whom various works are ascribed ); the planet Jupiter; N.. [ ID=12923 ]
- 1. The god of prayer, wisdom, and eloquence. 2. The planet Jupiter. 3. A man's name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 366 ] बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) m. N. of a god (the lord of prayer, later of wisdom and eloquence), the planet Jupiter; a man's name. [ ID=22263 ]
- 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*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 202-a ] bṛ́has-páti, m. Brihaspati, name of a divinity in which the activity of the pious in their relations towards the gods is personified, the mediator between gods and men, and the type of the priest and of the priestly dignity; later, god of wisdom and eloquence. [‘lord of prayer,’ bṛ́has + páti: for cpd, see 1250 and d, and 1267d; for acct, Whitney 94b; for euphony, 171 2.] [ ID=2916 ]
- 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)*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 0687-b ] Bṛhas-pati, is, m. (in the later language more usually written vṛhas-pati, q. v.; fr. bṛhas, gen. of 3. bṛh + pati ), ‘lord of prayer (?),’ N. of a deity (who may be regarded as Piety and Re- ligion personified; he is the chief offerer of prayers, the sacrificer, and priest who is said to intercede with the gods for men, and to protect the pious against the impious; hence he is the type of the priestly order, and is represented as the Puro- hita of the gods. He is invoked together with Indra Page0687-c+ 73 in Ṛg-veda IV. 49, and in the Taittirīya-Upaniṣad associated with Indra and Prajā-pati. He is also called brahmaṇas-pati, q. v.); the regent of the planet Jupiter and preceptor of the gods; the name of a saint and law-giver, (in these senses more usually written vṛhas-pati, q. v.) —Bṛhaspati- gupta, as, m., Ved., N. of a man. —Bṛhaspati- purohita, as, ā, am, Ved. having Bṛhas-pati for a Puro-hita. —Bṛhaspati-praṇutta, as, ā, am, Ved. expelled or banished by Bṛhas-pati. —Bṛhaspati- prasūta, as, ā, am, Ved. ordered or enjoined by Bṛhas-pati; (Sāy.) = bṛhaspati-mitrābhimānin. —Bṛhaspati-mat or bṛhaspati-vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. accompanied by Bṛhas-pati. —Bṛhaspati- śiras, ās, ās, as, Ved. ‘Bṛhas-pati-headed,’ (pro- bably) having the head shaved like Bṛhas-pati. —Bṛhaspati-sava, as, m., N. of a festival lasting one day (said to confer the rank of a Puro-hita on those observing it). —Bṛhaspati-stoma, as, m., Ved., N. of an Ekāha. [ ID=34843 ]
- A Vedic god whose name means lord of prayer.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 2-072 ] Bṛhaspati, ‘lord of prayer,’ is the name of a god in the Vedic texts. The view of Thibaut, 1 that the name designates the planet Jupiter, is certainly not supported by good evidence. Oldenberg 2 seems clearly right in rejecting it. [ Footnote: 1) Astronomie, Astrologie und Mathe- matik. 6.] [ Footnote: 2) Nachrichten der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wessenschaften zu Göttingen, 1909, 568, n. 3; Whitney, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 16, xciv, correcting Tilak, Orion, 101. See also Fleet, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1911, 514-518; Keith, ibid., 794-800.] [ ID=2192 ]

### 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*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 512-02 ] बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) m. 1. Name of the preceptor of the gods, Bg. x.24; 2. the planet Jupiter, बुधबृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) योगदृश्यः (budhabṛhaspatiyogadṛśyaḥ) R. xiii.76; 3. name of a sage, the author of a Smṛiti. See Yaj. i.4. [ ID=26725 ]
- 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*
  > बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) [Printed book page 0635-b ] बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) bṛh + as-pati, and बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) vṛhaspati, m. 1. A deity, originally The lord of prayer, Daśak. in Chr. 182, 12. 2. The regent of the planet Jupiter and preceptor of the gods, Bhartṛ. 2, 27. 3. The name of a saint and lawgiver, Pañc. i. d. 111. [ ID=10349 ]
- the purohita of the gods and the planet Jupiter  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > 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 ).—§ 294 b (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).— § 310 b (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).—§ 460 c (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 ).—§ 561 d (Nara-Nārāyaṇau): V, 49, 1918 ( B°ś c' Ośanā ), 1922, 1926 ( devagaṇaiḥ sarvair B°puro- Page168-b+ 63 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, 31 οο, 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 ).—§ 615 b (Udapāna): IX, 36, 2102 ( devapurohitaḥ ).—§ 615 (Baladevatīrthay.): IX, 41, 2346.— § 615 u (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 ).— § 615 w (Agnitīrtha): IX, 47, 2748 ( devāḥ…B°puro- gamāḥ ).—§ 615 bb (Indratīrtha): IX, 49, 2832 (Indra gave enormous wealth to B.).—§ 615 ff (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).—§ 632 b (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 ).—§ 634 b (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, 47 η, 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).—§ 652 b (Indrota- Pārīkṣitīya): XII, 152, 5667 ( devaguruṃ ), (5669).—§ 658 b (Kṛtaghnop.): XII, 170, 6353 ( °mataṃ yathā ).—§ 661 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 198 α, 7191.—§ 663 (do.): XII, 201, 7366 ( Manoḥ Prajāpater vādaṃ maharṣeś ca B°eḥ ), †7367 Page169-a+ 62 ( devarṣisaṅghapravaro maharṣiḥ ), (†7378).—§ 667 (do.): XII, 210, 7661 ( vedavid veda bhagavān Vedāṅgāni B°ḥ ).— § 693 b (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).—§ 717 c (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.—§ 717 b (Nārā- yaṇīya): XII, 342, 13178, 13180 (repetition of § 170); 343, VI), ††13206 ( Aṅgirasaḥ ), VII), ††13214, ††13217. —§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14 ββ, 991; 18 κκ, 1315 ( °samadyutiḥ, i.e. Gṛtsamada), (λλ) †1368.—§ 734 (do.): XIII, 26, 1758 ( °samaṃ buddhyā, i.e. Bhīṣma, (α), 1762. —§ 736 b (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 ).—§ 745 c (do.): XIII, 56, 2915 ( °m ivaujasā, i.e. Viśvāmitra).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 62, 3153 ( °eś ca saṃvādam Indrasya ca ), 3154, 3156 ( devapurohitaḥ ), (3157); 65 δ, 3295; 76, 3668 (instructed king Māndhātṛ about kine).—§ 747 b (Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 85 θ, 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); 115 β, 5608 ( prāha ).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 125, 5972, 5977, (5979). —§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151 ν, 7157 ( °prabhṛtibhir Brahmar- ṣibhiḥ ).—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166 α, 7643.—§ 778 e (Avikṣit): XIV, 4, 83 ( °samo buddhyā, i.e. Avikṣit).—§ 778 b (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).—§ 782 g (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 43 θ, 1177 ( B. is the lord of the brahmans).—§ 786 e (Agastya): XIV, 92, 2883.—§ 788 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 27, 734 ( iva ); 28 ε, 753 (Vidura surpassed B. in intelligence).— § 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 31 η, 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, Āṅgirasa 1, Aṅgirasaḥ putraḥ (I, 4003), Guru. [ ID=1862 ]
- The preceptor of the gods, son of Angiras, and mythological sage and priest.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 Page2-501+ 52 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 times 14 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.] [ ID=9202 ]
- 1. A sage. 2. A teacher of Uddhava.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-502 ] Bṛhaspati (III) — a Ṛṣi; 1 heard the Bhāgavata from Sānkhāyana; 2 teacher of Uddava; 3 went to Syamantapañ- caka to see Kṛṣṇa, 4 went with Kṛṣṇa to Mithilā; 5 advised Jana- mejaya to give up Sarpasatra; by doing this he honoured the sage. 6 [ Footnote: 1) M. 145. 92.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. III. 8. 8.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. III. 1. 25; IV. 7. 60.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 84. 4.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. X. 86. 18.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. XII. 6. 23-28] [ ID=9204 ]

### Author of Texts (4 definitions)
- of the author of a law-book  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the author of a law-book, Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 203; 302 [ ID=146398 ]
- of other authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of other authors (also with मिश्र (miśra) and आचार्य (ācārya) cf. above), Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=146400 ]
- the name of the author of certain hymns of the Rig-veda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with आङ्गिरस (āṅgirasa) cf. above) N. of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 71; 72; Anukramaṇikās (Literary category) [ ID=146401 ]
- an author of a work on architecture  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bṛhaspati (IV) — an author of a work on architecture; even he cannot speak fully on iconography. M. 252. 3; 261. 57. [ ID=9205 ]

### 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)*
  > N. of a prince (great-grandson of Aśoka), Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=146396 ]
- a king of Kashmiri  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Kaśmīra, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=146397 ]
- of a philosopher  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a philosopher, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) 120 [ ID=146399 ]

### Specific Divine Identifications or Avatara Status (3 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 169-1 ] Bṛhaspati 2 = Śiva (1000 names 1 ). [ ID=1863 ]
- a son of Gokarna and an avatar of the sixteenth dvapara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bṛhaspati (V) — a son of Gokarṇa, an avatār of the sixteenth dvāpara. Vā. 23. 173. [ ID=9206 ]
- the fourth Veda Vyasa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Bṛhaspati (VI) — the fourth Veda Vyāsa. Vi. III. 3. 12. [ ID=9207 ]

### 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*
  > [Printed book page 2-501 ] Bṛhaspati (II) — a planet; three-fourth of Śukra (Bhār- gava Vā. P. ) in size; possesses 12 rays; 1 has a golden chariot drawn by 8 white (red- Vā. P. ) horses; 2 traverses each sign in one full year; generally favourable to the Brahmanas; a good graha; 3 on the right a bad omen; 4 his place above Page2-502+ 31 Budha; 5 in Simha, every twelve years; 6 stands above Angā- raka at a distance of 2000 yojanas and below Śani. 7 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 23. 85; M. 128. 48, 64; Vā. 53. 87.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 127. 5; Vā. 52. 77-9; Vi. II. 12. 19.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. V. 22. 15; XII. 2. 24; M. 264. 8.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. 163. 39.] [ Footnote: 5) Vā. 53. 97.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. 83. 42.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. 101. 133; Vi. II. 7. 9.] [ ID=9203 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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