बृहस्पति [ bṛhaspati ] [ bṛ́has-páti ] m. ( also written [ vṛh-p ] ; fr. 3. [ bṛh pati ] ; cf. [ brahmaṇas-pati ] ) " lord of prayer or devotion " N. 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 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 Aṅgiras , husband of Tārā and father of Kaca , and sometimes identified with Vyāsa ; in astronomy he is the regent of Jupiter and often identified with that planet) Lit. RV. , ( cf. Lit. RTL. 215)

  N. of a prince (great-grandson of Aśoka) Lit. Buddh.

  of a king of Kaśmīra Lit. Rājat.

  of the author of a law-book Lit. IW. 203 ; 302

  of a philosopher Lit. ib. 120

  of other authors (also with [ miśra ] and [ ācārya ] cf. above ) Lit. Cat.

  ( with [ āṅgirasa ] cf. above ) N. of the author of Lit. RV. x , 71 ; 72 Lit. Anukr.