Brahmabandhu, Brahman-bandhu, Brahma-bandhu, Brahmabamdhu: 11 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybrahmabandhu : (m.) a relative of the brahma, i.e. a brahman.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBrahmabandhu refers to: “brahma-kinsman,” a brāhmaṇa in descent, or by name; but in reality an unworthy brahman, Th. 2, 251; J. VI, 532; ThA. 206; cp. Fick, Sociale Gliederung p. 140.
Note: brahmabandhu is a Pali compound consisting of the words brahma and bandhu.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबंधु).—m (S) A defiled and outcast Brahman, i. e. a Brahman of whom the Brahmans can say no more than that he is a Brother-Brahman--a caste-man.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबन्धु).—
1) a contemptuous term for a Brāhmaṇa, an unworthy Brāhmaṇa (cf. Mar. bhaṭurgā); वस ब्रह्मचर्यं न वै सोम्यास्मत्कुलीनोऽननूज्य ब्रह्मबन्धुरिव भवतीति (vasa brahmacaryaṃ na vai somyāsmatkulīno'nanūjya brahmabandhuriva bhavatīti) Ch. Up.6.1.1; ब्रह्मबन्धुरिति स्माहम् (brahmabandhuriti smāham) Bhāgavata 1.81.16; M.4; V.2.
2) one who is a Brāhmaṇa only by caste, a nominal Brāhmaṇa.
Derivable forms: brahmabandhuḥ (ब्रह्मबन्धुः).
Brahmabandhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and bandhu (बन्धु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबन्धु).—m.
(-ndhuḥ) 1. The epithet or appellative of a Brahman. 2. A term of abuse. E. brahma Brahma and bandhu a friend.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबन्धु).—m. 1. a Brāhmaṇa. 2. a base Brāhmaṇa, a term of abuse, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 39, 13; 58, 2.
Brahmabandhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and bandhu (बन्धु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबन्धु):—[=brahma-bandhu] [from brahma > brahman] m. an unworthy or merely nominal Brāhman ([Sāyaṇa] ‘a Brāhman who omits his Saṃdhyā devotions’), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] etc. (dhū f., [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]; dhu-tā f., [Mahābhārata]; [Comparative degree] and [superlative degree] °Du-tara, °Du-tama, [Pāṇini 6-3, 44 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmabandhu (ब्रह्मबन्धु):—[brahma-bandhu] (ndhuḥ) 2. m. The epithet of a brāhman; a term of abuse.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBrahmabaṃdhu (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಬಂಧು):—[noun] an unworthy brāhmaṇa; a brāhmaṇa, who violates the brāhmaṇa dharma.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Brahman, Brahma, Bandhu.
Starts with: Brahmabandhuta.
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