Bhargava, : 27 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) (भार्गव) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (ṭyśٰ), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., ) various roles suitable to them.
2) (भार्गव) is the name of a country pertaining to the Oḍramāgadhī local usage (ṛtپ) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 14. These ṛtپs provide information regarding costumes, languages, and manners in different countries of the world. It is mentioned that this local usage (adopted by these countries) depends on the verbal style (ī) and the graceful style (첹śī).

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) (भार्गव).—One who belongs to the Bhṛgu dynasty. (See Bhṛgu).
2) (भार्गव).—A city in ancient India. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 50).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation(भार्गव) is the name of a Sage (Muni) who once attended a great sacrifice by Dakṣa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, O sage. To partake in that sacrifice, the celestial and terrestrial sages and devas were invited by Śiva and they reached the place being deluded by Śiva’s Māyā. [, ...] and many others along with their sons and wives arrived at the sacrifice of Dakṣa—my son�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) (भार्गव).—An eastern country.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 54; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 123.
1b) A Śrutaṛṣi;1 got wealth by meditating on the 108 names of the Deī;2 made the 16 gifts;3 got siddhi at Benares.4
1c) (Jamadagni, Unnata, Vedaśrī): a sage of the first epoch of Sāvarṇa Manu; drank Soma; killed by the Sāmhikeyas and their groups of Asuras;1 of the family of Bhṛgu;2 m Vapuṣmān; one of the seven sages; Tapomati, Niruṭsāka, Agnibāhu.
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 22; IV. 1. 10. Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 16 and 41, 54, 65; 64. 25; 86. 49.
- 2) Ib. 64. 2; 100. 82, 97, 107 and 116; 106. 35.
1d) (planet: Śukra); in size (1/16) of the moon;1 chariot of, drawn by eight steeds (m. p.); drawn by piśanga, sāranga, nīla, pīta, vilohita, kṛṣṇa, harita, pṛṣata and pṛśni;2 stood near the wheel of the chariot of Tripurāri in defence;3 has sixteen rays;4 born of Tiṣya in the Cākṣuṣa epoch; the first of Tārāgrahas.5
- 1) Matsya-purāṇa 128. 47 and 63; Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 66; 111. 5.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 127. 7; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 81; Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 74.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 138. 20, 61.
- 4) Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 86.
- 5) Ib. 53. 111.
1e) The name of Vyāsa in the third dvāpara. The Lord takes the of Damana with four sons.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 123.
1f) A son of Ṛṣabha, the of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 144.
1g) (Śukrācārya); priest of the Asuras;1 conversation of, with Virocana on the origin of ṅgٲ.2
1h) 峾—is Paraśu峾 created by Lalitā in her war with Bhṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 110.
1i) A Devagṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 50.
(भार्गव) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.61.70) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana(भार्गव) or purāṇa refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapurāṇa) according to the Kūrmapurāṇa and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Upapurāṇas (e.g., -ܰṇa) can be considered as the supplements of the Mahāpurāṇas as those are mostly based on the Mahāpurāṇas. The Saurapurāṇa considers the Upapurāṇas as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapurāṇas are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapurāṇas which are excluded from the lists of Upapurāṇas given by different sources.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) (भार्गव) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., ]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) (भार्गव) or saṃhitā is also mentioned in the 첹ṇḍⲹṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, ū (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and ⲹśٳٲ (expiatory measures).
3) (भार्गव) or saṃhitā is also mentioned in the վś峾ٰṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (īṣ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.�
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts(भार्गव) refers to one of the four sages who visited Ekata at Mount Meru, as discussed in chapter 1 of the ŚīśԲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [śٰ屹ٲṇa]: [...] Ekata tells the assembled Ṛṣis that once Śrī finished her instruction to him, Viṣṇu warned him that the holy teaching should be given only to those who are qualified to receive it. Thereupon the Lord and His consort disappeared, he asks them their credentials of name and where they came from. He is then introduced to them one-by-one: Vedaśiras, , Marīcipa and Kavaṣa. These men represent the Bharadvāja, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra and Kauṇḍinya gotras (44-50). Having had garbhaīṣ�, they say, this explains their eagerness to learn how to worship the Lord; therefore they request Ekata to tell them what he learned from Śrī so that they, by adopting it, might achieve salvation (51-54).
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)(भार्गव) or saṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a ٳٱ첹 type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The ṣṇ岵 represent one of the three classes of 岵 (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika (e.g., -saṃhitā). b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)(भार्गव) or “venus� refers to one of the “planetary deities� (graha) whose iconographic details are discsussed in chapter 26 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Ჹⲹśīṣaṃh: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [-پ-ṣṇa]: The nine personified planets are here treated iconographically: [e.g., (Venus)] [...].

Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus(भार्गव) is the name of a Vasu and the father of Guṇavatī (an incarnation of Rucirā), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: �15. (A nymph) Rucirā (‘Lovely�) was fashioned by the Creator as he fashioned Speech, by collecting the beauties belonging to sprites, men, demons, and gods. But once she was cursed by Fate (Brahmā) because of her evil pride. Hence she was born as a daughter of the (tribe of) Vasus, from , and was named Guṇavatī. Her great curiosity led her once to the hermitage of Mataṅga. [...]�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: Hinduism(भार्वग): Karna's divine weapon
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhārgava (भार्गव).—m (S) A tribe of Gujarathi Brahmans or an individual of it. 2 A name of paraśu峾. 3 The planet Venus: also the regent of it.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary(भार्गव).—[bhṛgorapatyam �]
1) Name of Śukra, regent of the planet Venus and preceptor of the Asuras.
2) Name of Paraśu峾; भार्गव� प्रददौ यस्म� परमास्त्रं महाहवे (� pradadau yasmai paramāstra� mahāhave) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 8.2.13; see परशुरा� (paraśu峾).
3) An epithet of Śiva.
4) An archer.
5) An elephant.
6) An epithet of Jamadagni.
7) Of Mārkṇḍeya; तावच्छिशोर्व� श्वसितेन भार्गव� सोऽन्त� शरीरं मशको यथाविशत् (tāvacchiśorvai śvasitena � so'nta� śarīra� maśako yathāviśat) Bhāgavata 12.9.27.
8) Name of an eastern country; ब्रह्मोत्तरा प्रविजया भार्गवाज्ञेयमल्लका� (brahmottarā pravijayā bhārgavājñeyamallakā�) Mārk. P.
9) An astrologer, fortune-teller; 'भार्गव� शुक्रदैवज्ञौ (bhārgavo śukradaivajñau)' Vaijayantī; भार्गव� ना� भूत्वा भिक्षानिभे� तद्गृह� प्रविश्य (bhārgavo nāma bhūtvā bhikṣānibhena tadgṛha� praviśya) Daśakumāracarita 2.6.
1) A potter; ब्राह्मणैः प्राविशत� तत्र जिष्णुर्भार्गववेश्� तत� (brāhmṇai� prāviśat tatra jiṣṇurbhārgavaveśma tat) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 1.19.47; भार्गव- कर्मशाला (bhārgava- karmaśālā) 1.91.1.
Derivable forms: � (भार्गव�).
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(भार्गव).—A diamond.
Derivable forms: (भार्गवम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary(भार्गव).�m. (according to Nīlak., so in Ѳٲ, see [Boehtlingk] 7.365; Pali bhaggava, see [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]), potter: Ѳ屹ٳ iii.347.19 (twice); 348.2, 9 (= kumbhakāra 347.16, 17); ṇḍī첹 138.8; Speyer, Preface to Բ-śٲ첹, p. LXII, line 4 (śloka 219), compare p. CXII.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary(भार्गव).—m.
(-�) 1. A name of Parasurama. 2. A name of Sukra regent of Venus, and preceptor of the Titans or demons. 3. An archer. 4. An elephant. f. (-ī) 1. The goddess Parvati. 2. The goddes Lakshmi. 3. Bent grass, (Panicum dactylon, the Agrostis linearis of LinnÆUs; according to the Hindus, and black variety.) E. ṛg a Muni, the ancestor of Parasu Rama, &c. and � aff. of descent.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary(भार्गव).—i. e. ṛg + a, patronym. I. m. 1. A descendant of Bhṛgu. 2. Epithet of Paraśu峾, [Johnson's Selections from the Ѳٲ.] 4, 22; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 13, 10. 3. A name of Śukra, regent of Venus. 4. An archer. 5. An elephant. 6. A proper name, [Johnson's Selections from the Ѳٲ.] 60, 189. Ii. f. ī. 1. Pārvatī. 2. Lakṣmī. 3. Bent grass, Panicum dactylon.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary(भार्गव).—[feminine] ī relating to or coming from Bhṛgu, [masculine] descendant of Bh.; also = seq.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) (भार्गव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on dharma. Quoted by Hemādri. See Bhṛgusmṛti.
2) (भार्गव):—Vāgbhūṣṇakāvya. Oudh. Iv, 9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) (भार्गव):—mf(ī)n. relating to or coming from Bhṛgu, [Upaniṣad; Ѳٲ] etc.
2) belonging to Śukra (cf. below), [Rāmāyṇa]
3) [patronymic] [from] ṛg ([plural] ṛg�), [Pāṇini 2-4, 65]
4) Name of Śukra (regent of the planet Venus and preceptor of the Daityas), [Rāmāyṇa; Varāha-mihira] etc.
5) of Śiva, [Ѳٲ]
6) of Paraśu-峾, [ib.]
7) of various men ([especially] supposed authors of hymns, viz. of Iṭa, Kali, Kṛtnu, Gṛtsamada, Cyavana, Jamad-agni, Nema, Prayoga, Vena, Somāhuti and Syūma-raśmi q.v.; but also of many other writers or mythological personages e.g. of Iṭala, of Ṛcīka, of Dvi-gat, of Dṛśāna, of Mārkṇḍeya, of Pramati etc.), [Brāhmṇa; ???; Ѳٲ; Ṛgveda-anukramṇikā]
8) a potter, [Ѳٲ] ([Nīlakṇṭha])
9) an astrologer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) an archer, a good bowman (like Paraśu-峾), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) an elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [plural] the descendants of Bhṛgu (properly called ṛg�; cf. above), [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa]
13) Name of a people, [Ѳٲ; Purāṇa]
14) n. Name of various Sāmans, [Ārṣeya-brāhmṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary(भार्गव):�(�) 1. m. A name of Parasu峾; of Sukra or regent of Venus; an archer; an elephant. f. Durgā, Lakshmī; bent grass.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)(भार्गव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhaggava, Bhiuvva.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary(भार्गव) [Also spelled bhargav]:�(nm) a descendant of the [ṛg] clan, one of the numerous sub-divisions of Brahmans.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus(ಭಾರ್ಗವ):�
1) [noun] name of several mythological characters as - Cyavana, Paraśu Rāma or any of the descendents of the sage Bṛgu.
2) [noun] Śukra, the preceptor of demons and the God of planet Venus.
3) [noun] the planet Venus.
4) [noun] a professional archer.
5) [noun] Śiva.
6) [noun] a man whose profession is to make pottery; a potter.
7) [noun] a slender, straight, pointed missile to be shot from a bow; an arrow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary(भार्गव):—n. Mythol. 1. name of sutra; regent of planet Venus and preceptor of the Asuras; 2. name of Parasurama; 3. the descendants of Vrigo saint;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Search found 131 books and stories containing Bhargava, ; (plurals include: Bhargavas, s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 16 - On the incidents preliminary to the Haihaya and affairs < [Book 6]
Chapter 17 - On the continuance of the family of Bhṛgu < [Book 6]
Chapter 14 - On the Daityas getting back their Śukrācārya < [Book 4]
Parasurama (in Indian mythology) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
The Geographical Text of the Puranas: A Further Critical Study < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Legend of Ksupa < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 75.4 < [Chapter 75 - Application of the Vāra on Military Expeditions]
Verse 1.116 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 9.19 < [Chapter 9 - The Birth of the Sovereigns of Thieves]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 47 - Description of swallowing Śukra < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khṇḍa]
Chapter 15 - The fight between the gods and Jalandhara < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khṇḍa]
Chapter 20 - The fight between the rank and file of the Gṇas and the Asuras < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khṇḍa]
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