Brahmanabruva, Brāhmaṇabruva, Brahmana-bruva: 9 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव).—one who pretends to be a Brāhmaṇa, one who is a Brāhmaṇa only in name and neglects the duties of his caste; बहवो ब्राह्मणब्रुवा निवसन्ति (bahavo brāhmaṇabruvā nivasanti) Dk.; सममब्राह्मणे दानं द्विगुणं ब्राह्मणब्रुवे (samamabrāhmaṇe dānaṃ dviguṇaṃ brāhmaṇabruve) Manusmṛti 7.85;8.2.
Derivable forms: brāhmaṇabruvaḥ (ब्राह्मणब्रुवः).
Brāhmaṇabruva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brāhmaṇa and bruva (ब्रुव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A Brahman by birth but not by attention to his duties; one who subsists by avocations properly limited to the other tribes. E. brāhmaṇa a Brahman and bruva who speaks, who calls himself, (improperly.) a Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव).—i. e. brāhmaṇa-brū + a, m. A wicked Brāhmaṇa, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 85;
Brāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव).—[masculine] calling one’s self a Brahman, i.e. a B. only in name, a bad B.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव):—[=brāhmaṇa-bruva] [from brāhmaṇa > brahman] m. ‘calling one’s self a Brāhman’, a Br° only by name or a Br° who disgraces his caste, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.] (cf. dvija-bruva and brahma-bruvāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇabruva (ब्राह्मणब्रुव):—[brāhmaṇa-bruva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A brāhman doing the work of other castes.
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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 corpusBrāhmaṇabruva (ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಬ್ರುವ):—[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: Bruva, Brahmana.
Full-text: Bruva, Bruvana, Brahmanadhama.
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