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Meaning of brahmana

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brahmana

noun

Definitions

  1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)

  2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).

    Example: "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

  3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brahmana

Related words

vedabrahmaupanishadmantrashastrabrahmanbramaatharvaveda