Brahmana

noun

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

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

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

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

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

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