# ब्रह्मविहार (brahmavihāra)

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ब्रह्मविहार (brahmavihāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning pious conduct or a perfect state.

- **SLP1:** `brahmavihAra`  **IAST:** brahmavihāra  **Devanagari:** ब्रह्मविहार
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmavihara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/brahmavihara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (1 definition)
- pious conduct or a perfect state  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 740,1] ब्रह्म (brahma) — विहार (—vihāra) m. pious conduct, perfect state (4 with Buddhists), Lalit.; Divyāv.; Dharmasaṃgraha (Title) 16. [ ID=147028 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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