Bhriguvara, Bhṛguvāra, Bhrigu-vara: 6 definitions
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Bhriguvara 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 Bhṛguvāra can be transliterated into English as Bhrguvara or Bhriguvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBhṛguvāra (भृगुवार) refers to “friday”, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.14. Accordingly, “it is said that the respective merits of the different days [viz., Bhṛguvāra, ‘friday’] are secured through the gratification of the gods. [...] The repetition of the mantras of the favourite deity accords the respective benefits of the day of the week. [...] On Friday (Bhṛguvāra), for the sake of enjoyment of worldly pleasures, the devotee shall worship devas with concentration. Brahmins should be propitiated with the cooked food consisting of six flavours. Good cloth should be presented to women to gladden them”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhṛguvāra (भृगुवार).—m S (Day of Venus.) Friday.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbhṛguvāra (भृगुवार).—m Friday.
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 dictionaryBhṛguvāra (भृगुवार).—Friday.
Derivable forms: bhṛguvāraḥ (भृगुवारः).
Bhṛguvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhṛgu and vāra (वार). See also (synonyms): bhṛguvāsara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhṛguvāra (भृगुवार):—[=bhṛgu-vāra] [from bhṛgu] m. the day of Venus, Friday, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhṛguvāra (ಭೃಗುವಾರ):—[noun] the sixth day of the week; Friday.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhrigu, Vara.
Full-text: Bhriguvasara, Shadrasa.
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