a kind of lizard with a red tail
a kind of lizard with a red tail, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) , Sch. (cf. ब्राह्मणिका (brāhmaṇikā)) [ID=147441]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
ब्राह्मणीbrāhmaṇī
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning relating to or given by a Brahmana, befitting a Brahmana or Brahmanical, one who has divine knowledge, a member of the priestly class, an assistant priest in Vedic sacrifices, a Brahman in the second stage between Matra and Shrotriya. Its 36 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Types of Fauna, Brāhmaṇī (Female Individual), Meta-linguistic Information.
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Meanings by context
Types of Fauna
5 definitions
a kind of large-headed ant
a kind of large-headed ant, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147442]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of wasp
a kind of wasp, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147443]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A kind of lizard
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
4 A kind of lizard.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
4 A kind of lizard.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A kind of wasp.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
5 A kind of wasp.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
5 A kind of wasp.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Brāhmaṇī (Female Individual)
4 definitions
A Brahmani woman or a Brahman's wife.
(H2) [Printed book page 742,1]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) b f. (of °ण (°ṇa)) a Brāhmaṇī woman or a Brāhman's wife, Kāṭhaka (Literary category) ; Gṛhya-sūtra and Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. (ifc. °ण (°ṇa)ीक (°ṇīka) cf. स-ब्राह्मणिक (sa-brāhmaṇika)) [ID=147440]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) b f. (of °ण (°ṇa)) a Brāhmaṇī woman or a Brāhman's wife, Kāṭhaka (Literary category) ; Gṛhya-sūtra and Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. (ifc. °ण (°ṇa)ीक (°ṇīka) cf. स-ब्राह्मणिक (sa-brāhmaṇika)) [ID=147440]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A woman of the Brahmana caste.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
1 A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
1 A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The wife of a Brahmana
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
2 The wife of a Brāhmaṇa.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
2 The wife of a Brāhmaṇa.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A woman of the Brahmana caste. 2. The wife of a Brahmana. 3. Intellect. 4. A kind of wasp. 5. A kind of lizard.
[Printed book page 516-02]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) f. 1. A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste; 2. the wife of a Brāhmaṇa; 3. intellect; 4. a kind of wasp; 5. a kind of lizard. [ID=26961]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) f. 1. A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste; 2. the wife of a Brāhmaṇa; 3. intellect; 4. a kind of wasp; 5. a kind of lizard. [ID=26961]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Meta-linguistic Information
4 definitions
see Brahmani
(H2B) [Printed book page 741,2]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) a (ई (ī)), f., see ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [ID=147322]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) a (ई (ī)), f., see ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [ID=147322]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
brahmani
w.r. for ब्रह्माणी (brahmāṇī). [ID=147450]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
female brahman
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)ी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 370]
1 ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)ी (brāhmaṇī) v. 1 ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). [ID=22464]
1 ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)ी (brāhmaṇī) v. 1 ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). [ID=22464]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
See under Brahmana
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0694-a]
Brāhmaṇī. See under brāhmaṇa, p. 693, col. 2. [ID=34936]
Brāhmaṇī. See under brāhmaṇa, p. 693, col. 2. [ID=34936]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Types of Flora
4 definitions
Clerodendrum Siphonantus
Clerodendrum Siphonantus, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147444]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Trigonella Corniculata
Trigonella Corniculata, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147445]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
rue
Ruta Graveolens, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147446]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A kind of grass
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
6 A kind of grass.
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
6 A kind of grass.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Brāhman (Male Individual)
3 definitions
1. One who has divine knowledge. 2. A member of the priestly class.
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) m. one who has divine knowledge (sometimes applied to Agni), a Brāhman, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindū body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the Veda), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ID=147318]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an assistant priest in Vedic sacrifices
= ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन् (brāhmaṇācchaṃsin), Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) [ID=147319]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a Brahman in the second stage between Matra and Shrotriya
a Brāhman in the second stage (between Mātra and Śrotriya), Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ID=147320]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Divine Principle / Sacred Power / Brāhmanhood
3 definitions
the divine
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) n. that which is divine, the divine, Atharva-veda (Title) [ID=147323]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
sacred or divine power
sacred or d° power, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) [ID=147324]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
become a Brahman
2 ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) w. भू (bhū) become a Brahman. [ID=22465]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Geographical Names
3 definitions
Name of a river
N. of a river, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=147449]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a holy bathing place
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 164-1]
Brāhmaṇī1, a tīrtha. § 370 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 84, 8036
Brāhmaṇī1, a tīrtha. § 370 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 84, 8036
(by bathing there one attains to Brahmaloka).
[ID=1763]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a river
[Printed book page 164-2]
Brāhmaṇī2, a river. § 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9λ, 341 (in
Brāhmaṇī2, a river. § 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9λ, 341 (in
Bhāratavarṣa, only in B., C. has by error Brahmāṇīṃ).
[ID=1764]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Adjective: Brāhmanical
2 definitions
1. Relating to or given by a Brahmana. 2. Befitting a Brahmana or Brahmanical.
(H2) [Printed book page 741,2]
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) mfn. relating to or given by a Brāhman, befitting or becoming a Br°, Brāhmanical, Atharva-veda (Title) ; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=147317]
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) mfn. relating to or given by a Brāhman, befitting or becoming a Br°, Brāhmanical, Atharva-veda (Title) ; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=147317]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Relating to or becoming a Brahmana. 2. Given by a Brahmana.
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)ी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 515-07]
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) (I) a. (f. णी (ṇī)) 1. Relating to or becoming a Brāhmaṇa; 2. given by a Brāhmaṇa. [ID=26942.1]
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) (I) a. (f. णी (ṇī)) 1. Relating to or becoming a Brāhmaṇa; 2. given by a Brāhmaṇa. [ID=26942.1]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Brāhmaṇa Texts and Sacred Explanations
2 definitions
Explanations of sacred knowledge or doctrine
Brāhmanical explanation, explanations of sacred knowledge or doctrine (esp. for the use of the Brāhmans in their sacrifices), Brāhmaṇa (Literary category) [ID=147325]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the Brahmana portion of the Veda containing rules for sacrifices, explanations, and legends
the Brāhmaṇa portion of the Veda (as distinct from its Mantra and Upaniṣad portion) and consisting of a class of works called Brāhmaṇas (they contain rules for the employment of the Mantras or hymns at various sacrifices, with detailed explanations of their origin and meaning and numerous old legends; they are said by Sāyaṇa to contain two parts: 1. विधि (vidhi), rules or directions for rites; 2. अर्थ-वाद (artha-vāda), explanatory remarks; each Veda has its own Brāhmaṇa, that of the Ṛg-veda (Title) is preserved in 2 works, viz. the Aitareya, sometimes called Āśvalāyana, and the Kauṣītaki or Śāṅkhāyana-Brāhmaṇa; the white Yajur-veda has the Śata-patha-Br°; the black Yajur-veda has the Taittirīya-Br° which differs little from the text of its Saṃhitā; the Sāma-veda (Title) has 8 Br°s, the best known of which are the Prauḍha or Pañca-viṃśa and the Ṣaḍviṃśa; the Atharva-veda (Title) has one Br° called Go-patha), Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) ; Gṛhya-sūtra and Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) &c. [ID=147326]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Intellect (Buddhi)
2 definitions
buddhi
= बुद्धि (buddhi), Nīlakaṇṭha (Author) [ID=147448]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Intellect
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) [Printed book page 0804-b]
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
3 Intellect; (बुद्धि (buddhi) according to नीलकंठ (nīlakaṃṭha)).
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī)
3 Intellect; (बुद्धि (buddhi) according to नीलकंठ (nīlakaṃṭha)).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Specific Inanimate Objects
2 definitions
the Soma vessel of the Brahman priest
the Soma vessel of the Brahman priest, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) [ID=147327]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a kind of brass
a kind of brass, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147447]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Assembly of Brāhmans
1 definition
An assembly of Brahmans
a society or assemblage of Brāhmans, a conclave, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=147328]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Lunar Mansion
1 definition
the 28th lunar mansion
N. of the 28th lunar mansion, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=147321]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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