ब्राह्मण

ब्राह्मण

Masculine.

(

-णः

)

A

man

of

the

first

Hindu

tribe,

a

Brāhman.

Neuter.

(

-णं

)

1.

An

assemblage

of

Brāhmans,

a

council,

a

conclave.

2.

A

portion

of

the

Vedas,

that

which

comprises

the

precepts

that

inculcate

reli-

gious

duties,

the

maxims

which

explain

those

precepts

and

the

arguments

which

relate

to

theology

it

is,

however,

now

often

blended

with

other

portions.

Feminine.

(

-णी

)

1.

The

wife

of

a

Brāhman,

or

a

woman

of

the

Brāhminical

tribe.

2.

A

kind

of

wasp.

3.

A

small

ant.

4.

a

potherb,

(

Ruta

graveolens.

)

5.

A

shrub,

(

Sipho-

nanthus

Indica.

)

5.

A

sort

of

grass,

(

Trigonella

corniculata.

)

Etymology

ब्रह्मन्

the

Veda,

&c.

अण्

Affix.

and

the

final

syllable

of

the

ori-

ginal

word

retained.

1

ब्राह्मण॑

masculine

a

priest

or

theologian,

a

Brahman

feminine

ई

a

woman

of

the

priestly

caste.

2

ब्रा॑ह्मण

feminine

ई

Brahmanical

neuter

the

Brahman

or

Absolute,

sacred

or

divine

power,

a

certain

class

of

Vedic

writings.

ब्राह्मण

(

णः

)

1.

Masculine.

A

brāhman.

Neuter.

Coun-

cil

of

brahmans

portion

of

the

Vedas.

Feminine.

(

णी

)

A

brāhman's

wife.

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Adjective

-

relating

to

or

given

by

a

Brahman

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Adjective

-

Brahmanical

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Adjective

-

befitting

or

becoming

a

Brahman

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Masculine

-

one

who

has

divine

knowledge

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Masculine

-

Brahman

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Masculine

-

Brahman

in

the

second

stage

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Masculine

-

brahmin

man

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Masculine

-

man

belonging

to

the

1st

of

the

3

twice-born

classes

and

of

the

4

original

divisions

of

the

Hindu

body

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

conclave

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

divine

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

sacred

or

divine

power

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

brAhmaNa

portion

of

the

veda

and

consisting

of

a

class

of

works

called

brAhmaNas

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

explanations

of

sacred

knowledge

or

doctrine

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

society

or

assemblage

of

Brahmans

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

that

which

is

divine

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

explanation

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Adjective

-

Brahmanical

ब्रह्मर्षि

-

brahmarSi

-

Masculine

-

Brahmanical

sage

पञ्चवट

-

paJcavaTa

-

Masculine

-

Brahmanical

cord

देवलक्ष्म

-

devalakSma

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

cord

पवित्र

-

pavitra

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

cord

ब्रह्मबल

-

brahmabala

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

power

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

explanation

ब्राह्मणजाति

-

brAhmaNajAti

-

Feminine

-

Brahmanical

caste

or

race

ब्राह्मणजात

-

brAhmaNajAta

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

caste

or

race

ब्रह्मवृद्धि

-

brahmavRddhi

-

Feminine

-

increase

of

Brahmanical

power

देवराजन्

-

devarAjan

-

Masculine

-

prince

of

a

Brahmanical

family

ब्रह्मसूत्रिन्

-

brahmasUtrin

-

Adjective

-

invested

with

the

Brahmanical

cord

मेखलिन्

-

mekhalin

-

Masculine

-

Brahmanical

student

or

brahmacArin

ब्रह्मकर

-

brahmakara

-

Masculine

-

impost

paid

to

the

Brahmanical

class

पवित्रारोपण

-

pavitrAropaNa

-

Neuter

-

investiture

with

the

Brahmanical

cord

मुञ्जबन्धन

-

muJjabandhana

-

Neuter

-

investiture

with

the

Brahmanical

girdle

मुञ्ज

-

muJja

-

Masculine

-

Brahmanical

girdle

formed

of

Munja

grass

[

Saccharum

Munjia

-

Bot.

]

निवीत

-

nivIta

-

Adjective

-

having

the

Brahmanical

thread

round

the

neck

अवसञ्जन

-

avasaJjana

-

Neuter

-

Brahmanical

thread

hanging

over

the

shoulder

ब्राह्मणादर्शन

-

brAhmaNAdarzana

-

Neuter

-

absence

of

Brahmanical

instruction

or

guidance

अदीक्षित

-

adIkSita

-

Adjective

-

one

who

has

not

received

Brahmanical

consecration

निवीत

-

nivIta

-

Neuter

-

wearing

the

Brahmanical

thread

like

a

necklace

round

the

neck

ब्राह्म

-

brAhma

-

Adjective

-

relating

or

belonging

to

the

Brahmans

or

the

sacerdotal

class

peculiar

or

favourable

to

or

consisting

of

Brahmans

Brahmanical

ब्राह्मण

-

brAhmaNa

-

Neuter

-

explanations

of

sacred

knowledge

or

doctrine

ब्राह्मण

Masculine.

(

-णः

)

A

man

of

the

first

Hindu

tribe,

a

Brahman.

Neuter.

(

-णं

)

1

An

assemblage

of

Brahmans,

a

council,

a

conclave.

2

A

portion

of

the

Vedas,

that

which

comprises

the

precepts

that

inculcate

religious

duties,

the

maxims

which

explain

those

precepts,

and

the

arguments

which

relate

to

theology

it

is,

however,

now

often

blended

with

other

portions.

Feminine.

(

-णी

)

1

The

wife

of

a

Brahman,

or

a

woman

of

the

Brahmanical

tribe.

2

A

wasp.

3

A

small

ant.

4

A

potherb,

(

Ruta

graveolens.

)

5

A

shrub,

(

Siphonanthus

Indica.

)

6

A

sort

of

grass,

(

Trigonella

corniculata.

)

Etymology

ब्रह्मन्

the

Veda,

&c.

अण्

Affix.

,

and

the

final

syllable

of

the

original

word

retained.

ब्राह्मण

[

brāhmaṇa

],

Adjective.

(

-णी

Feminine.

)

[

ब्रह्म

वेदं

शुद्धं

चैतन्यं

वा

वेत्त्वधीते

वा

अण्

]

Belonging

to

a

Brāhmaṇa.

Befitting

a

Brāhmaṇa.

Given

by

a

Brāhmaṇa.

Relating

to

religious

worship.

One

who

knows

Brahma.

णः

A

man

belonging

to

the

first

of

the

four

original

castes

of

the

Hindus,

a

Brāhmaṇa

(

born

from

the

mouth

of

the

puruṣa

)

ब्राह्मणो$स्य

मुखमासीत्

Rigveda (Max Müller's Edition).

1.9.

12

Manusmṛiti.

1.31,

96

(

जन्मना

ब्राह्मणो

ज्ञेयः

संस्कारैर्द्विज

उच्यते

।

विद्यया

याति

विप्रत्वं

त्रिभिः

श्रोत्रिय

उच्यते

॥

or

जात्या

कुलेन

वृत्तेन

स्वाध्यायेन

श्रुतेन

च

।

एभिर्युक्तो

हि

यस्तिष्ठेन्नित्यं

स

द्विज

उच्यते

॥

).

A

priest,

theologian.

An

epithet

of

Agni.

Name.

of

the

twentyeighth

Nakṣatra.

णम्

An

assemblage

or

society

of

Brāhmaṇas.

That

portion

of

the

Veda

which

states

rules

for

the

employment

of

the

hymns

at

the

various

sacrifices,

their

origin

and

detailed

explanation,

with

sometimes

lengthy

illustrations

in

the

shape

of

legends

or

stories.

It

is

distinct

from

the

Mantra

portion

of

the

Veda.

Name.

of

that

class

of

the

Vedic

works

which

contain

the

Brāhmaṇa

portion

(

regarded

as

Śruti

or

part

of

the

revelation

like

the

hymns

themselves

).

Each

of

the

four

Vedas

has

its

own

Brāhmaṇa

or

Brāhmaṇas:

ऐतरेय

or

आश्व-

लायन

and

कौषीतकी

or

सांख्यायन

belonging

to

the

Ṛigveda

शतपथ

to

the

Yajurveda,

पञ्चविंश

and

षड्विंश

and

six

more

to

the

Sāmaveda,

and

गोपथ

to

the

Atharvaveda.

The

Soma

vessel

of

the

Brahman

priest.

Compound.

-अतिक्रमः

offensive

or

disrespectful

conduct

towards

Brāhmaṇas,

insult

to

Brāhmaṇas

ब्राह्मणातिक्रमत्यागो

भवता-

मेव

भूतये

Mahâvîracharita (Borooah's Edition),

2.1.

-अगर्शनम्

absence

of

Brahmanical

instruction

or

guidance

वृषलत्वं

गता

लोके

ब्राह्मणादर्शनेन

च

Manusmṛiti.

1.43.

-अपाश्रयः

seeking

shelter

with

Brāhma-

ṇas.

-अभ्युपपत्तिः

Feminine.

protection

or

preservation

of,

or

kindness

shown

to,

a

Brāhmaṇa

ब्राह्मणाभ्युपपत्तौ

च

शपथे

नास्ति

पातकम्

Manusmṛiti.

8.112.

-आत्मक

Adjective.

belonging

to

Brāhmaṇas.

-घ्नः

the

slayer

of

a

Brāhmaṇa

स्त्रीबाल-

ब्राह्मणघ्नांश्च

हन्याद्

द्विट्सेविनस्तथा

Manusmṛiti.

9.232.

चाण्डालः

a

degraded

or

outcast

Brāhmaṇa

यथा

ब्राह्मणचाण्डालः

पूर्व-

दृष्टस्तथैव

सः

Manusmṛiti.

9.87.

the

son

of

a

Śūdra

father

by

a

Brāhmaṇa

woman.

-जातम्,

-जातिः

Feminine.

the

Brāhmaṇa

caste.

-जीविका

the

occupation

or

means

of

livelihood

prescribed

for

a

Brāhmaṇa

अध्यापनमध्ययनं

यजनं

याजनं

तथा

।

दानं

प्रतिग्रहश्चैव

षट्कर्माण्यग्रजन्मनः

॥

षण्णां

तु

कर्मणामस्य

त्रीणि

कर्माणि

जीविका

।

याजनाध्यापने

चैव

विशुद्धाच्च

प्रतिग्रहः

॥.

-द्रव्यम्,

-स्वम्

a

Brāhmaṇa's

property.

-निन्दकः

a

blasphemer

or

reviler

of

Brāhmaṇas.

-प्रसंगः

the

applicability

of

the

term

Brāhmaṇa.

-प्रातिवेश्यः

a

neighbouring

Brāhmaṇa

ब्राह्मणप्रातिवेश्यानामेतदेवानिमन्त्रणे

Yâjñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik's Edition).

2.263.

-प्रियः

Name.

of

Viṣṇu.

-ब्रुवः

one

who

pretends

to

be

a

Brāhmaṇa,

one

who

is

a

Brāhmaṇa

only

in

name

and

neglects

the

duties

of

his

caste

बहवो

ब्राह्मणब्रुवा

निवसन्ति

Dk.

सममब्राह्मणे

दानं

द्विगुणं

ब्राह्मणब्रुवे

Manusmṛiti.

7.85

8.2.

-भावः

the

rank

or

condition

of

a

Brāhmaṇa.

-भूयिष्ठ

Adjective.

consisting

for

the

most

part

of

Brāhmaṇas.

-यष्टिका,

-यष्टी

Clerodendrum

Siphonantus

(

Marâṭhî.

भारंग

).

-वधः

the

murder

of

a

Brāhmaṇa,

Brahmanicide.

-वाचनम्

the

recitation

of

benedictions.

-संतर्पणम्

feeding

or

satisfying

Brāhmaṇas.

ब्रा॑ह्मण

Masculine, Feminine, Neuter

relating

to

or

given

by

a

Brāhman,

befitting

or

becoming

a

Br°,

Brāhmanical,

atharva-veda

taittirīya-brāhmaṇa

mahābhārata

ब्राह्मण॑

masculine gender.

one

who

has

divine

knowledge

(

sometimes

applied

to

Agni

),

a

Brāhman,

a

man

belonging

to

the

1st

of

the

3

twice-born

classes

and

of

the

4

original

divisions

of

the

Hindū

body

(

generally

a

priest,

but

often

in

the

present

day

a

layman

engaged

in

non-priestly

occupations

although

the

name

is

strictly

only

applicable

to

one

who

knows

and

repeats

the

Veda

),

ṛg-veda

et cetera.

et cetera.

equal, equivalent to, the same as, explained by.

ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन्,

kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra

a

Brāhman

in

the

second

stage

(

between

Mātra

and

Śrotriya

),

hemādri's caturvarga-cintāmaṇi

nalopākhyāna

of

the

28th

lunar

mansion,

Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, &c.

ब्रा॑ह्मण

neuter gender.

that

which

is

divine,

the

divine,

atharva-veda

sacred

or

d°

power,

ib.

āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra

Brāhmanical

explanation,

explanations

of

sacred

knowledge

or

doctrine

(

especially.

for

the

use

of

the

Brāhmans

in

their

sacrifices

),

brāhmaṇa

the

Brāhmaṇa

portion

of

the

Veda

(

as

distinct

from

its

Mantra

and

Upaniṣad

portion

)

and

consisting

of

a

class

of

works

called

Brāhmaṇas

(

they

contain

rules

for

the

employment

of

the

Mantras

or

hymns

at

various

sacrifices,

with

detailed

explanations

of

their

origin

and

meaning

and

numerous

old

legends

they

are

said

by

Sāyaṇa

to

contain

two

parts:

1.

विधि,

rules

or

directions

for

rites

2.

अर्थ-वाद,

explanatory

remarks

each

Veda

has

its

own

Brāhmaṇa,

that

of

the

ṛg-veda

is

preserved

in

2

works,

viz.

the

Aitareya,

sometimes

called

Āśvalāyana,

and

the

Kauṣītaki

or

Śāṅkhāyana-Brāhmaṇa

the

white

Yajur-veda

has

the

Śata-patha-Br°

the

black

Yajur-veda

has

the

Taittirīya-Br°

which

differs

little

from

the

text

of

its

Saṃhitā

the

sāma-veda

has

8

Br°s,

the

best

known

of

which

are

the

Prauḍha

or

Pañca-viṃśa

and

the

Ṣaḍviṃśa

the

atharva-veda

has

one

Br°

called

Go-patha

),

nirukta, by yāska

gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra

et cetera.

the

Soma

vessel

of

the

Brahman

priest,

ṛg-veda

atharva-veda

a

society

or

assemblage

of

Brāhmans,

a

conclave,

Horace H. Wilson

ब्राह्मण

brāhmaṇá,

Masculine.

(

having

to

do

with

Brahman

or

divine

knowledge

),

one

learned

in

the

Veda,

theologian,

priest,

Brāhman,

man

of

the

first

of

the

four

castes

ep.

of

Agni.

ब्राह्मण

brā́hmaṇa,

Adjective.

(

ī

)

belonging

to

a

Brāhman,

Brāhmanic

ī,

Feminine.

woman

of

the

priestly

caste

kind

of

red-tailed

lizard

Neuter.

Brahman

(

Neuter.

),

the

divine

(

V.

)

divine

(

V.

)

divine

power

dictum

of

a

Brahman

or

priest,

theological

exegesis

relating

to

matters

of

faith

and

cult

N.

of

a

class

of

works

containining

such

disquisitions,

a

Brāhmaṇa

passage

in

a

Brāhmaṇa

Soma-vessel

of

the

Brahman

priest:

-ka,

Masculine.

wretched

or

merely

nominal

Brāhman

-kalpa,

Adjective.

resembling

a

Brāhman

-kumāra,

Masculine.

Brāhman

boy

-kula,

Neuter.

house

of

a

Brāhman

-gṛha,

Neuter.

house

of

a

Brāhman

-ghna,

Masculine.

slayer

of

a

Brāhman

-cāṇḍ-

-āla,

Masculine.

(

cāṇḍāla

of

a

=

)

contemptible

Brāhman

-jātá,

Neuter.

Brāhman

race

-juṣṭa,

pp.

pleasing

to

Brāhmans

-tā,

Feminine.

rank

or

condition

of

a

Brāhman

-tva,

Neuter.

id.

-dārikā,

Feminine.

Brāhman

girl

-patha,

Masculine.

Brāhmaṇa

text

-putra-ka,

Masculine.

Brāhman

boy

-prasaṅga,

Masculine.

applicability

of

the

term

Brāhmaṇa,

notion

of

Brāhman

-prātiveśya,

Masculine.

neighbouring

Brāhman

-priya,

Masculine.

friend

of

Brāhmans

-bruva,

Adjective.

calling

himself

a

Brāhman,

Brāhman

only

in

name

-bhāva,

Masculine.

condition

or

rank

of

a

Brāhman

-bhojana,

Neuter.

feeding

of

Brāhmans

-yajñá,

Masculine.

sacrifice

meant

for

or

offered

by

Brāhmans

-vacana,

Neuter.

statement

of

a

Brāhmaṇa

text

-vadha,

Masculine.

murder

of

a

Brāhman.

ब्राह्मण,

i.

e.

ब्रह्मन्

+

अ,

I.

Adjective.

,

Feminine.

णी,

Relating

to,

becoming

a

Brāhmaṇa,

brahmanical,

Johns.

Sel.

38,

27.

II.

Masculine.

A

Brāhmaṇa,

a

man

of

the

first

caste,

Pañc.

220,

24.

III.

Feminine.

णी।

1.

A

woman

of

the

brahmanical

tribe.

2.

The

wife

of

a

Brāhmaṇa,

Pañc.

118,

25.

IV.

Neuter.

1.

An

assemblage

of

Brāhmaṇas.

2.

The

theological

portion

of

the

Vedas,

Pāṇ.

2,

3,

60,

Sch.

Compound

अ-,

1.

Masculine.

one

who

is

not

a

Brāhmaṇa,

Man.

2,

241.

2.

Adjective.

without

Brāhmaṇas.

गो-,

a

cow

and

a

Brāhmaṇa,

Man.

5,

95.

ब्राह्मण,

पुजारी,

ब्रह्मा

के

ज्ञाता

(

brahmaM

jaanaati

आईटीआई

)

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेदं

शुद्धं

चैतन्यं

वा

वेत्त्यधीते

वा-अण्

ब्राह्मण

का

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेदं

शुद्धं

चैतन्यं

वा

वेत्त्यधीते

वा-अण्

ब्राह्मण

के

योग्य

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेदं

शुद्धं

चैतन्यं

वा

वेत्त्यधीते

वा-अण्

ब्राह्मण

द्वारा

दिया

गया

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

-

हिंदू

धर्म

के

माने

हुए

चार

वर्णों

में

सर्वप्रथम

वर्ण

का

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

-

"पुरोहित,

ब्रह्मज्ञानी

या

धर्मशास्त्री"

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

-

अग्नि

का

विशेषण

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

-

"वेद

का

वह

भाग

जो

विविध

यज्ञों

के

विषय

में

मन्त्रों

के

विनियोग

तथा

विवरणात्मक

व्याख्या

को

तत्संबधी

निदर्शनों

के

साथ

जो

उपाख्यानों

के

रूप

में

विद्यमान

हैं,

प्रस्तुत

करता

है

वेद

के

मन्त्रभाग

से

यह

बिल्कुल

पृथक्

है"

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

-

वैदिक

रचनाओं

का

समूह

जिसमें

ब्राह्मण

भाग

सम्मिलित

है

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेत्त्यधीते

वा

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्राह्मण

विषयक

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेत्त्यधीते

वा

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्राह्मण

के

योग्य

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेत्त्यधीते

वा

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्राह्मण

द्वारा

दिया

गया

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेत्त्यधीते

वा

ब्रह्मा+अण्

धर्मपूजा

विषयक

ब्राह्मण

वि*

-

ब्रह्म

वेत्त्यधीते

वा

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्रह्मा

को

जानने

वाला

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

चारों

वर्णो

में

से

पहले

वर्णों

से

संबद्ध

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्राह्मण

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

पुरोहित

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

अग्नि

का

विशेषण

ब्राह्मणः

पुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

अट्ठाइसवाँ

नक्षत्र

ब्राह्मणम्

नपुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

ब्राह्मण

समाज

ब्राह्मणम्

नपुंलिङ्गम्

-

ब्रह्मा+अण्

"वेद

का

वह

भाग

जिसमें

विभिन्न

यज्ञों

के

अवसर

पर

सूक्तों

के

प्रयोगों

का

विधान

विहित

हैं,

यह

मन्त्रभाग

से

बिल्कुल

पृथक्

हैं"

ब्राह्मण

पदविभागः

पुल्लिङ्गः

कन्नडार्थः

ನಾಲ್ಕು

ವರ್ಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ

ಮೊದಲನೆಯ

ವರ್ಣದವನು

निष्पत्तिः

"अण्"

(

४-१-९२

)

व्युत्पत्तिः

ब्रह्मणोऽपत्यम्

प्रयोगाः

"ब्राह्मणातिक्रमत्यागो

भवतामेव

भूतये।

जामदग्न्यश्च

वो

मित्रमन्यथा

दुर्मनायते"

उल्लेखाः

म०

वी०

२-१०

ब्राह्मण

पदविभागः

पुल्लिङ्गः

कन्नडार्थः

ವೇದಾಧ್ಯಯನ

ಮಾಡಿದವನು

निष्पत्तिः

"अण्"

(

४-२-५९

)

व्युत्पत्तिः

ब्रह्माधीते

ब्राह्मण

पदविभागः

पुल्लिङ्गः

कन्नडार्थः

ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮದ

ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು

ಅರಿತವನು/ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು

ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ

ತಿಳಿದವನು

निष्पत्तिः

"अण्"

(

४-१-९२

)

व्युत्पत्तिः

ब्रह्म

जानाति

ब्राह्मण

पदविभागः

नपुंसकलिङ्गः

कन्नडार्थः

ವೇದದಲ್ಲಿ

ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣವೆಂಬ

ಒಂದು

ಭಾಗ

ब्राह्मण

पदविभागः

नपुंसकलिङ्गः

कन्नडार्थः

ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ

ಸಮೂಹ

निष्पत्तिः

अण्

(

४-२-३७

)

व्युत्पत्तिः

ब्राह्मणानां

समूहः

विस्तारः

"ब्राह्मणं

ब्रह्मसङ्घाते

वेदभागे

नपुंसकम्।

भूमिदेवे

तु

पुंलिङ्गः"

मेदि०

brAhmaRa

{%

(

I

)

a.

(

f.

णी

)

%}

1.

Relating

to

or

becoming

a

Brāhmaṇa

2.

given

by

a

Brāhmaṇa.

brAhmaRa

{%

(

II

)

m.

%}

1.

A

member

of

the

first

of

the

four

primary

castes

of

the

Hindus,

a

Brāhmaṇa

(

जन्मना

जायते

शूद्रः

सम्स्कारैर्द्विज

उच्यते

।

कर्मणा

याति

विप्रत्वं

ब्रह्म

जानाति

ब्राह्मणः

)

M.i.31,

v.95

2.

an

epithet

of

Agni.

brAhmaRa

{%

(

III

)

n.

%}

1.

A

society

of

Brāhmaṇas

2.

that

portion

of

the

Veda

which

contains

rules

for

the

employment

of

the

Mantras,

explanations

of

sacrifices

and

illustrations

in

the

way

of

old

stories

(

the

Veda

consists

of

Mantra

and

Brāhmaṇa

)

3.

name

of

that

class

of

Vedic

works

which

contain

the

Brāhmaṇa

portion

of

the

Veda

(

there

are

extant

several

Brāhmaṇas:

to

the

Ṛigveda

are

attached

the

ऐतरेय

and

कौशीतकि

to

the

Yajurveda

belongs

the

शतपथ

पंचविंश

and

षड्विंश

Brāhmaṇas

belong

to

the

Sāmaveda

and

the

गोपथ

to

the

Atharvaveda

).

ब्राह्मण

m.

(

a

ब्रह्मन्

s.

अ

)

i.

q.

ब्रह्मन्

sens.

2.

ब्राह्मण

without

further

statement.

Rādh

1.

Proceed.

ASB.

1869.

138.

Oppert

1935.

3821.

4228.

II,

1413.

1498.

1690.

brāhmaṇa,

(

1

)

m.,

seemingly

=

(

the

god

)

Brahma:

pl.,

Mv

〔i.103.1〕,

see

s.v.

pratyeka

(

2

)

nt.

(

once

in

Pali,

acc.

to

text

°ṇam,

Therag.

〔631〕,

for

usual

brahmañña

=

Skt.

brāhmaṇya

),

brahmanhood,

brahmanic

condition:

(

na

)

śrāmaṇāya

na

brāhmaṇāya

(

no

v.l.

)

na

nirvāṇāya

saṃvartate

LV

〔245.13〕

(

prose

).

brāhmaṇá,

m.

(

having

to

do

with

bráhman

or

prayer

and

praise

and

divine

science,

i.

e.

)

priest,

84^15

theologian,

Brahman,

57^16

--f.

brāhmaṇī,

woman

of

the

priestly

caste,

Brahmanee.

[

bráhman,

w.

usual

shift

of

acct,

1208a.

]

brā́hmaṇa,

n.

(

of

a

brahmán,

of

a

priest

or

Brahman,

i.

e.

)

the

dictum

of

a

priest

on

matters

of

faith

and

cultus

esp.

a

Brāhmana,

as

designation

of

one

of

a

class

of

Vedic

writings

which

contain

these

dicta.

[

brahmán,

w.

usual

shift

of

acct,

1208a.

]

Brāhmaṇa^1

=

Śiva

(

1000

names^2

).

Do.^2

=

Vishṇu

(

1000

names

).

Brāhmaṇa^3

(

adi.

).

§

520

(

Mudgala

):

III,

261,

15458

(

lokāḥ

).

ब्राह्मण

/

BRĀHMAṆA.

(

BRĀHMIN

).(

1

)

Origin.

Brāhmaṇas,

Kṣatriyas,

Vaiśyas,

and

Śūdras

are

the

caturvarṇas

or

the

four

castes.

The

Purāṇas

say

that

the

four

castes

originated

from

different

parts

of

the

body

of

brahmā.

See

manusmṛti,

Chapter

1,

Stanza

87“Sarvasyāsya

tu

sargasya

Guptyarthaṁ

sa

mahādyutiḥ

Mukhabāhūrūpajjānāṁ

Pṛthakkarmāṇyakalpayat.

(

With

a

view

to

sustain

the

world,

brahmā

ordered

activities,

for

the

four

castes

(

brāhmaṇa

kṣatriya,

vaiśya,

and

śūdra

)

who

were

born

from

his

face,

arms,

thighs

and

feet

).

From

this

statement

it

is

seen

that

the

Brāhmaṇas

were

born

from

the

face,

Kṣatriyas

from

the

arms,

Vaiśyas

from

the

thighs

and

Sūdras

from

the

feet

of

brahmā.2

)

The

activities

of

a

brāhmaṇa.

The

duties

of

a

brāhmaṇa

are,

performing

sacrifice,

and

encouraging

others

to

perform

sacrifice,

learning

Vedas

and

teaching

Vedas,

giving

gifts

and

getting

remuneration.

A

brāhmaṇa

has

two

births

in

one

life.

Till

the

time

of

investiture

with

the

sacred

string

is

one

birth

and

from

that

period

onwards

is

the

second

birth.

So

a

brāhmaṇa

is

called

‘dvija’

or

twice-born.

The

Brāhmaṇas

were

allowed

to

do

the

works

of

agriculture,

keeping

cows,

trade

and

commerce

and

kusīda

(

money-lending

).

Living

on

the

interest

of

money

giving

out

as

loan

is

kusīda.

But

they

should

not

trade

on

products

from

cow,

jaggery,

salt,

lac

and

flesh.

The

suffix

‘Śarmā’

should

be

added

to

the

name

of

brāhmaṇa.

A

brāhmaṇa

can

have

four

wives.

ब्राह्मणम्

/

BRĀHMAṆA(

M

).

See

veda.

1.

Brāhmaṇa,

‘descendant

of

a

Brahman’

(

i.e.,

of

a

priest

),

is

found

only

a

few

times

in

the

Rigveda,

^1

and

mostly

in

its

latest

parts.

In

the

Atharvaveda^2

and

later^3

it

is

a

very

common

word

denoting

‘priest,

’

and

it

appears

in

the

quadruple

division

of

the

castes

in

the

Puruṣa-sūkta

(

‘hymn

of

man’

)

of

the

Rigveda.^4

It

seems

certain

that

in

the

Rigveda

this

Brāhmaṇa,

or

Brahmin,

is

already

a

separate

caste,

differing

from

the

warrior

and

agricultural

castes.^5

The

texts

regularly

claim

for

them

a

superiority

to

the

Kṣatriya

caste,

^6

and

the

Brahmin

is

able

by

his

spells

or

manipulation

of

the

rite

to

embroil

the

people

and

the

warriors^7

or

the

different

sections

of

the

warriors.^8

If

it

is

necessary

to

recognize,

as

is

sometimes

done,

that

the

Brahmin

does

pay

homage

to

the

king

at

the

Rājasūya,

^9

nevertheless

the

unusual

fact

is

carefully

explained

away

so

as

to

leave

the

priority

of

the

Brahmin

unaffected.

But

it

is

expressly

recognized

that

the

union

of

the

Kṣatriya

and

the

Brāhmaṇa

is

essential

for

complete

prosperity.^10

It

is

admitted^11

that

the

king

or

the

nobles

might

at

times

oppress

the

Brahmins,

but

it

is

indicated

that

ruin

is

then

certain

swiftly

to

follow.

The

Brahmins

are

gods

on

earth,

^12

like

the

gods

in

heaven,

but

this

claim

is

hardly

found

in

the

Rigveda.^13

In

the

Aitareya

Brāhmaṇa^14

the

Brahmin

is

said

to

be

the

‘recipient

of

gifts’

(

ādāyī

)

and

the

‘drinker

of

the

offering’

(

āpāyī

).

The

other

two

epithets

applied,

āvasāyī

and

yathā-

kāma-prayāpya,

are

more

obscure

the

former

denotes

either

‘dwelling

everywhere’^15

or

‘seeking

food’

^16

the

latter

is

usually

taken

as

‘moving

at

pleasure,

’

but

it

must

rather

allude

to

the

power

of

the

king

to

assign

a

place

of

residence

to

the

Brahmin.

In

the

Śatapatha

Brāhmaṇa^17

the

prerogatives

of

the

Brah-

min

are

summed

up

as

(

1

)

Arcā,

‘honour’

(

2

)

Dāna,

‘gifts’

(

3

)

Ajyeyatā,

‘freedom

from

oppression’

and

(

4

)

Avadhyatā,

‘freedom

from

being

killed.’

On

the

other

hand,

his

duties

are

summed

up

as

(

5

)

Brāhmaṇya,

‘purity

of

descent’

(

6

)

Pratirūpa-caryā,

‘devotion

of

the

duties

of

his

caste’

and

(

7

)

Loka-pakti,

‘the

perfecting

of

people’

(

by

teaching

).

1.

Respect

paid

to

Brahmins.

—

The

texts

are

full^18

of

references

to

the

civilities

to

be

paid

to

the

Brahmin.

He

is

styled

bhagavant,

^19

and

is

provided

with

good

food^20

and

entertain-

ment

wherever

he

goes.

Indeed,

his

sanctity

exempts

him

from

any

close

inquiry

into

his

real

claim

to

Brahminhood

according

to

the

Pañcaviṃśa

Brāhmaṇa.^21

2.

Gifts

to

Brahmins.

—

The

Dānastuti

(

‘Praise

of

gifts’

)

is

a

recognized

feature

of

the

Rigveda,

and

the

greed

of

the

poets

for

Dakṣiṇās,

or

sacrificial

fees,

is

notorious.

Vedic

texts^22

themselves

recognize

that

the

literature

thence

resulting

(

Nārā-

śaṃsī

)

was

often

false

to

please

the

donors.

It

was,

however,

a

rule^23