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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ब्राह्म

  1. ब्राह्मbrāhmaone of the eight forms of marriage in Hindu law, in which the bride decorated with ornaments is given away to…

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ह्यः

      1. one of the eight forms of marriage in Hindu law, in which the bride decorated with ornaments is given away to the bridegroom, without requiring any gift or present from him (this is the best of the 8 forms); ब्राह्मो विवाह आहूय दीयते शक्त्यलंकृता Y.1.58; Ms.3.21,27.
      2. Name of Nārada.
      3. Quicksilver.
      4. The duty or prescribed course of conduct of a king; आवृत्तानां गुरुकुलात् विप्राणां पूज्यको भवेत् । नृपाणामक्षयो ह्येष ब्राह्मो धर्मो विधीयते ॥

    • -ह्मम्

      1. The part of the hand under the root of the thumb; अङ्गुष्ठमूलस्य तले ब्राह्मं तीर्थं प्रचक्षते Ms.2.59.
      2. Holy or sacred study.
      3. Name of a Purāṇa.
      4. Name of the constellation Rohiṇī.

    • -अहोरात्रः a day and night of Brahman (a period of 2 Kalpas of mortals).

    • -देया a girl to be married according to the Brāhma form.

    • -निधिः Masculine money bestowed on the sacerdotal class.

    • -मुहूर्तः a particular period of the day, the early part of the day (रात्रेश्च पश्चिमे यामे मुहूर्तो ब्राह्म उच्यते); Compare ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते किल तस्य देवी कुमारकल्पं सुषुवे कुमारम् R.5.36; ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत Ms.4.92.

    • ब्राह्म brāhma, Adjective

      1. (-ह्मी Feminine) ब्रह्मण इदं तेन प्रोक्तं वा अण् टिलोपः
      2. Relating to Brahman or the creator, or to the Supreme Spirit; R.13.6; Ms.2.4; एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति Bg.2.72.
      3. Brahmanical, belonging to Brāhmaṇas; ब्राह्मं रथवरं युक्तमास्थाय सुधृतव्रतः Rām. 2.5.4; न विशेषोऽस्ति वर्णानां सर्वं ब्राह्ममिदं जगत् Mb.12.188. 1.
      4. Relating to sacred knowledge or study; ब्राह्मं वेदमधीयाना वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः Mb.1.156.5.
      5. Prescribed by the Vedas, Vedic; scriptural; ब्राह्मस्य जन्मनः कर्ता Ms.2.15.
      6. Holy, sacred, divine.
      7. Presided over by Brahman as a मुहूर्त (see ब्राह्ममुहूर्त), or a missile.
      8. Fit for a divine state or godhead.
      9. Belonging to the ब्रह्मलोक; ददर्शाप्सरसं ब्राह्मीं पञ्चचूडामनिन्दिताम् Mb.13.38.3.

    In the Gita2·72

    एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति ।

    eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati, — This is brāhmī sthitiḥ (firm standing in the Brahman), O son of Pritha. Having attained thereto one is not bewildered; fixed in that status at his… 2·72
    • ब्राह्मीbrāhmīnominative singular of the feminine form of the adjective brāhma (of Brahman).
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Headwords under ब

Part 4 of 4 बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्All parts
  1. ब – बलिवर्द
  2. बलिशम् – बाह
  3. बाहा – बुभूषक
  4. बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्