Brahmapeta, Brahmāpeta: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBrahmāpeta (ब्रह्मापेत):—[(brahman + a)] m. Name eines der 7 Rākṣasa, die im Monat Māgha in der Sonne wohnen, [Viṣṇupurāṇa 234.]
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Brahmāpeta (ब्रह्मापेत):—[(brahman + a)] m. Nomen proprium eines Rākṣasa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 11, 43.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBrahmāpeta (ब्रह्मापेत):—m. Nomen proprium eines Rakṣas.
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