भर्ग

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰél-gos, from *bʰel- (“light, bright”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Latin flavus (“yellow”), Russian бе́лый (bélyj), Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”), Old English bǣl (whence English bald). Related to भाल (bhāla). See also भर्गस् (bhargas).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भर्ग • (bhárga) stem, m

1. radiance, effulgence, splendour

Declension

Proper noun

भर्ग • (bhárga) m

1. name of रुद्रशिव (rudra-śiva) (as name of the number 11)
2. name of Brahma
3. name of a man with patronymic प्रागाथ (prāgātha)
4. name of a king, the son of वेणुहोत्र (veṇu-hotra)
5. name a son of वीतिहोत्र (vītihotra)
6. name of a son of वह्नि (vahni)
7. (in the plural) name of a people

Declension

Proper noun

भर्ग • (bhárga) n

1. name of a सामन् (sā́man)

Declension