Brahmana

American  

[brah-muh-nuh] / ˈbrɑ mə nə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. one of a class of prose pieces dealing with Vedic rituals and sacrifices.

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Brahmana British  

/ ˈbrɑːmənə /

noun

1. Hinduism any of a number of sacred treatises added to each of the Vedas

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Etymology

Origin of Brahmana

From the Sanskrit word brāhmaṇa

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Brahmana

Such a Brahmana should accept the gift with due rites.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Do thou, O learned Brahmana of great splendour return immediately to thy abode.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

In time that cow was given away by me unto a Brahmana, acting as I did from desire of happiness in heaven.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Max Müller in Chips from a German Workshop, vol. ii, pp. 104-6, records one of these ancient stories, which is found in the Brahmana of the Yagur-veda. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen

Afterwards a bed, with its furniture, is brought; and the giver sits down near the Brahmana, who has been invited to receive the present.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous