bhṛguḥ

bhṛgu m. pl. (√ bhrāj) N. of a mythical race of beings (closely connected with fire, which they find [ RV. x, 46, 2 ] and bring to men [ i, 58, 6 ; 195, 2 ] or enclose in wood [ vi, 15, 2 ] or put in the navel of the world [ i, 143, 4 ]; or which is brought to them and first kindled by Mātari-śvan [ i, 60, 1 ; iii, 5, 10 ]; they are also said to fabricate chariots [ iv, 16, 20 ] and are mentioned together with the Aṅgirasa s, Atharvan s, Ṛbhu s, Marut s, Druhyu s &c. [ cf. Naigh. v, 5 ]; in Hcat. 12 Bhṛgu s are enumerated among gods; cf. Gk. οἱ Φλεγύαι ), RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. ; Kauś.

N. of one of the chief Brāhmanical families (to which the Aitaśāyana s are said to belong), RV. ( esp. vii, 18, 6 ; viii, 3, 9 &c.); Br. ; MBh. ; Pur.

sg. N. of a Ṛṣi regarded as the ancestor of the Bhṛgu s, AV. ; AitBr. (he has the patr. Vāruṇi and is the supposed author of RV. ix, 65 ; x, 19 ; he is enumerated among the 10 Maharṣi s created by the first Manu , Mn. i, 35 ; cf. IW. 46 &c.)