भर्गस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰélg-os ~ bʰélg-es-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́ɾ.ɡɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐɾ.ɡɐs̪/

Noun

भर्गस् • (bhárgas) stem, n

1. radiance; splendour; lustre; glorious form
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.62.10:

     तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि ।
     धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त् ॥

     tátsavitúrváreṇyaṃ bhárgo devásya dhīmahi.
     dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt.

     Let's hold in mind the praiseworthy light of the divine Savitṛ,
     Who, we pray, inspire our thoughts.

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of भर्गस् (bhárgas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भर्गः bhárgaḥ	भर्गसी bhárgasī	भर्गांसि bhárgāṃsi
Vocative	भर्गः bhárgaḥ	भर्गसी bhárgasī	भर्गांसि bhárgāṃsi
Accusative	भर्गः bhárgaḥ	भर्गसी bhárgasī	भर्गांसि bhárgāṃsi
Instrumental	भर्गसा bhárgasā	भर्गोभ्याम् bhárgobhyām	भर्गोभिः bhárgobhiḥ
Dative	भर्गसे bhárgase	भर्गोभ्याम् bhárgobhyām	भर्गोभ्यः bhárgobhyaḥ
Ablative	भर्गसः bhárgasaḥ	भर्गोभ्याम् bhárgobhyām	भर्गोभ्यः bhárgobhyaḥ
Genitive	भर्गसः bhárgasaḥ	भर्गसोः bhárgasoḥ	भर्गसाम् bhárgasām
Locative	भर्गसि bhárgasi	भर्गसोः bhárgasoḥ	भर्गःसु bhárgaḥsu

Related terms

• भर्ग m (bhárga, “radiance”)
• भाल n (bhāla, “the forehead; lustre”)

References

• “भ॑र्गस्” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 373, column 2.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भर्ग”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 202
• Monier Williams (1899) “Bhárgas”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 748/2.