Associations to the word «Brahmana»

Wiktionary

BRAHMANA, proper noun. (Hinduism) Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.
BRĀHMAṆA, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Brahmana
BRAHMANA, noun. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
BRAHMANA, noun. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
BRAHMANA, noun. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Dictionary definition

BRAHMANA, noun. Prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals.

Wise words

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