Bhrigupata, Bhṛgupāta, Bhrigu-pata: 3 definitions
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Bhrigupata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Bhṛgupāta can be transliterated into English as Bhrgupata or Bhrigupata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhṛgupāta (भृगुपात).—m S Precipitating one's self from the summit of a hill.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhṛgupāta (भृगुपात).—Throwing oneself down from a cliff or a precipice; thus committing suicide; तत्र तत्यजुरा मानं भृगुपातेन केचन (tatra tatyajurā mānaṃ bhṛgupātena kecana) Śiva B.2.39.
Derivable forms: bhṛgupātaḥ (भृगुपातः).
Bhṛgupāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhṛgu and pāta (पात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhṛgupāta (भृगुपात):—[=bhṛgu-pāta] [from bhṛgu] m. committing suicide by precipitating one’s self from a precipice, [Religious Thought and Life in India 350.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Partial matches: Bhrigu, Pata.
Starts with: Bhrigupatala, Bhrigupatana.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.121 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - Importance of Somavāra Vrata < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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