ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) is a Sanskrit word meaning murder of a Brahman or any crime equally heinous, the killing of a Brahman, any equally heinous crime, killing a Brahmin, killing a Brahman, the murder of a Brahmana. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Killing a Brahman or an equally heinous crime, The act of killing a Brahman, Personification of Brahmahatya.
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
