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[बृहतः वाचः पतिः पारस्करादिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied]

1. Name of the preceptor of the gods; सन्त्यन्येऽपि बृहस्पतिप्रभृतयः संभाविताः पञ्चषाः Bh.1.34; (for the abduction of his wife Tārā by the moon, see under तारा and सोम).
2. The planet Jupiter; बुधबृहस्पतियोगदृश्यः R.18.76.
3. Name of the author of a Smṛiti; Y.1.4.
4. Compound चक्रम् a period of sixty saṁvatsaras.
5. an astrological diagram.

1. masculine gender (also written वृह्that the rest of a word is to be supplied-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; from 3. बृक् पति; confer, compare ब्रह्मणस्-पति) "lord of prayer or devotion" Name of a deity (in whom Piety and Religion are personified; he is the chief offerer of prayers and sacrifices, and therefore represented as the type of the priestly order, and the Purohita पुरोहित of the gods with whom he intercedes for men; in later times he is the god of wisdom and eloquence, to whom various works are ascribed; he is also regarded as son of An3giras अङ्गिरस्, husband of Ta1ra1 तारा and father of Kaca कच, and sometimes identified with Vya1sa व्यास; in astronomy he is the regent of Jupiter and often identified with that planet) fg-veda etc., etc. (confer, compare RTL. 215)
2. masculine gender Name of a prince (great-grandson of As3oka अशोक) Buddh.
3. masculine gender of a king of Kas3mi1ra कश्मीर Ra1jat.
4. masculine gender of the author of a law-book IW. 203; 302
5. masculine gender of a philosopher ibidem 120
6. masculine gender of other authors (also with मिश्र and आचार्य confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) catalogue or catalogues
7. masculine gender (with आङ्गिरस confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) Name of the author of fg-veda x, 71; 72 Anukr.

1. neuter gender "cycle of Br2ihas-pati बृहस्-पति", the Hindu1 Hindu cycle of 60 years
2. neuter gender a particular astrological diagram MW.