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

There is much curious information on the subject of the earliest-known Hindoo Muntrs in the Aitareya Brahmana of the learned Dr. Haug, the only European who ever witnessed the whole process of a Hindoo sacrifice.

From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.

The story in the Brahmana begins by saying that throughout.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

The sense is that the Brahmana grants to others whatever objects are desired by them.

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

The red cows of the Brahmana may pair off with the red opossums of the Australian imagination.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

With similar ceremonies and declarations he next gives away to a Brahmana, a golden image of the deceased, or else a golden idol, or both.

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