Brahmana, Brāhmaṇa, Brahmaṇa: 40 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBrāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण):—
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Brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण):—
2) a) [Z. 26] füge hinzu brāhmaṇaśramaṇanyāyāt so v. a. nach der Art, wie man unter brāhmaṇaśramaṇa einen brahmanischen Asketen versteht, obgleich diese Verbindung einen Widerspruch enthält und einen brahmanischen Buddhisten bezeichnet, [Sāhityadarpana 103, 12.] just as we use the word «Brahman-mendicant» which, though it etymologically means an absurdity viz. a mendicant, or one not a Brāhman, who is a Brāhman, tropically signifies one who was a Brāhman, [BALLANT.] —
3) f) araṇīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ viddhi gururasyottarāraṇiḥ . tapaḥśrute bhimathnīto jñānāgnirjāyate tataḥ .. [Mahābhārata 14, 924.] nach [Nīlakaṇṭha] = buddhi .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBrāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण):—1. m. —
1) Gottesgelehrter , Theolog , Priester , ein Brahmane. Auch Agni wird so genannt. —
2) = brāhmaṇācchaṃsin [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 7,6,5.] —
3) ein Brahmane auf der zweiten Stufe , der zwischen dem Mātra und dem Śrotriya steht , [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,26,3.10.11.] —
4) das 28ste Mondhaus.
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Brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण):—2. —
1) Adj. (f. ī) einem Brahmanen gehörig , brahmanisch. —
2) f. ī (nach den Grammatikern brāhmaṇī — a) eine Frau aus der Priesterkaste. — b) eine Eidechsenart mit rothem Schwanze. — c) eine Ameisenart mit grossem Kopfe. — d) eine Wespenart. — e) Clerodendrum siphonanthus. — f) Trigonella corniculata [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,194.] — g) Ruta graveoloens. — h) eine Art Messing [Rājan 13,29.] — i) angeblich = buddhi Verstand. — k) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 6,9,33.] — l) fehlerhaft für brahmāṇī —
3) n. — a) das Brahman , das Göttliche. — b) heilige — , göttliche Kraft. — c) religiöse Erläuterung , Ausspruch eines Theologen über Gegenstände des Glaubens und Cultus , durch welche Gehalt und Bedeutung derselben bestimmt werden soll. — d) eine Klasse vedischer Werke , welche diese Erläuterungen enthalten. — e) das Soma-Gefäss des Brahman-Priesters. — f) eine Gesellschaft von Brahmanen.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.243 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Verse 2.87 < [Section XVII - Rules of Study]
Verse 4.135 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (K): The Paramāras < [Chapter 3]
Sanskrit Inscriptions (J): The Rāṣṭrakūṭas < [Chapter 3]
Chart: Movement of Vedic Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 3]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Status of the Royal Priest and His Characteristics < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
The Royal Priest and the Priestly Class < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Religious Beliefs and other Practices related to Warfare < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.4.8 < [Chapter 4 - Journey to the City of Kuṇḍina]
Verse 6.4.10 < [Chapter 4 - Journey to the City of Kuṇḍina]
Verse 2.4.26 < [Chapter 4 - The Liberation of Vatsāsura]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.197 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.8.7 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Verse 1.17.20 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Division of Varṇa (a): The Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2]
Rules and restrictions of Śrāddha < [Chapter 3]
Śrāddha ceremony (worship of ancestors) < [Chapter 3]
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