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twiche-born

 
Spoken Sanskrit
English
द्विजा - dvijA -
adj.
- twice-born
द्विज - dvija -
m.
- twice-born
कुतप - kutapa -
m.
- twice-born man
द्विजबन्धु - dvijabandhu -
m.
- mere twice-born
द्विजत्व - dvijatva -
n.
- being twice-born
द्विजपति - dvijapati -
m.
- chief of twice-born
द्विजेश्वर - dvijezvara -
m.
- chief of twice-born
द्विजातिमुख्य - dvijAtimukhya -
m.
- first of the twice-born
द्विजदास - dvijadAsa -
m.
- slave of the twice-born
द्विजदेव - dvijadeva -
m.
- god among the twice-born
द्विजसेवा - dvijasevA -
f.
- service of the twice-born
द्विजर्षभ - dvijarSabha -
m.
- bull among the twice-born
द्विजमुख्य - dvijamukhya -
m.
- first among the twice-born
द्वैजात - dvaijAta -
adj.
- belonging to the twice-born
द्विजातिप्रवर - dvijAtipravara -
m.
- man belonging to the first twice-born caste
उग्र - ugra -
m.
- twice-born man who perpetrates dreadful deeds
द्विजातीय - dvijAtIya -
adj.
- relating to the twice-born i.e. to the first 3 castes
द्विजायनी - dvijAyanI -
f.
- thread worn over the shoulder and marking the first 3 or twice-born classes
उपनीत - upanIta -
m.
- boy brought near to a Guru and initiated into one of the twice-born classes
उपनयति { उपनी } - upanayati { upanI } - verb - initiate into one of the twice-born classes by investing with the sacred thread
उपनयते { उपनी } - upanayate { upanI } - verb - initiate into one of the twice-born classes by investing with the sacred thread
सन्ध्या - sandhyA -
f.
- religious acts performed by Brahmans and twice-born men at the above three divisions of the day
यज्ञोपवीत - yajJopavIta -
n.
- investiture of youths of the three twice-born castes with the sacred thread or the thread itself
ब्राह्मण - brAhmaNa -
m.
- man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body
उपनयन - upanayana -
n.
- that ceremony in which a Guru draws a boy towards himself and initiates him into one of the three twice-born classes
सावित्र - sAvitra -
n.
- initiation into membership of the twice-born classes by reciting the sAvitri verse and investing with the sacred thread
सावित्री - sAvitrI -
f.
- initiation as a member of the three twice-born classes by reciting the above verse and investing with the sacred thread