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

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Brahmana

A Kshatriya should make gifts of earth unto a Brahmana of righteous deeds.

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

The Brahmana, who, having accepted a gift of gems, sells the same for performing a sacrifice, incurs no fault.

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

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

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 Indian tradition exists in several forms.1 The earliest is preserved in the Satapatha Brahmana.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various