Brahmishtha, Brahmiṣṭha: 5 definitions
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Brahmishtha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Brahmiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Brahmistha or Brahmishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBrahmiṣṭha (ब्रह्मिष्ठ):—m. —
1) ein Brahman in höchster Potenz (prajāpati). —
2) ein überaus gelehrter und frommer Brahmane. Auch Fürsten werden so genannt. —
3) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text (+1): Bhritakila, Dridhadhyumna, Vidhmavaha, Indrabahu, Dridhayu, Badhryashva, Udaj, Brahmiyams, Shalankayana, Mitrayu, Madhucchanda, Indrasena, Putra, Shishira, Devarata, Lohita, Ashtaka, Asita, Bala, Agastyakumbhayoni.
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