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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ब्रह्मण्यbrahmaṇyaa.Relating to Brahma.

    [ब्रह्मणे हितः]

    1. Relating to Brahma.
    2. Relating to Brahman or the creator.
    3. Relating to the acquisition of sacred knowledge, holy, pious.
    4. Fit for a Brāhmaṇa.
    5. Friendly or hospitable to a Brāhmaṇa.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ण्यः

      1. One well-versed in the Veda; त्वं ब्रह्मण्यः किल परिणतश्चासि धर्मेण युक्तः Mv.3.26.
      2. The mulberry tree.
      3. The palm tree.
      4. Muñja grass.
      5. The planet Saturn.
      6. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
      7. Of Kārtikeya.

    • -ण्या An epithet of Durgā.

    • -देवः an epithet of Viṣṇu; नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च Stotra.

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  2. अब्रह्मण्यabrahmaṇyaa.Not fit for a Brāhmaṇa; अब्रह्मण्यमवर्णं स्यात् ब्रह्मण्यं ब्रह्मणो हितम् Halāy.
    1. Not fit for a Brāhmaṇa; अब्रह्मण्यमवर्णं स्यात् ब्रह्मण्यं ब्रह्मणो हितम् Halāy.
    2. Inimical to Brāhma- ṇas, -ण्यम् An act not befitting a Brāhmaṇa; an un-Brahmanical act. In dramas usually found as an exclamation uttered by a Brāhmaṇa in the sense of 'to the rescue', 'help', 'help', 'a horrible or disgraceful deed has been committed'. अहो denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedण्यंdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied ण्यम् Pt.1.; Ś.6; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1; अत्रान्तरे ब्राह्मणेन मृतपुत्रमारोप्य राजद्वारि सोरस्ताडनम- ब्रह्मण्यमुद्घोषितम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2 a cry of help, or distress; अथैत्य योगनन्दस्य व्याडिना क्रन्दितं पुरः । अब्रह्मण्यमनुत्क्रान्तजीवो योगस्थितो द्विजः Bṛi. Kath.
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  3. ब्रह्मण्यताbrahmaṇyatā1 Friendliness towards Brāhmaṇas.
    1. 1 Friendliness towards Brāhmaṇas.
    2. Piety.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ब्रह्मण्यbrahmaṇya[brahman-ya] den. only pr. pt. brah man-yát, praying, devout.
    1. [brahman-ya] denominative only present participle brah man-yát, praying, devout.
    2. [brahman-yá] adjective devoted to sacred knowledge, religious, pious; friendly to Brâh mans: -tâ, feminine; also equal for graciousness to Brâhmans.
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  2. अब्रह्मण्यabrahmaṇya[a-brahmanya] a. unfavourable to Brâhmans; n. assault! (cry of Brâhmans for help.)

    [a-brahmanya] adjective unfavourable to Brâhmans; neuter assault! (cry of Brâhmans for help.)

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ब्रह्मण्यbrahmaṇyaNom. P. ˚य्/अति (only pr. p. ˚य्/अत्) to pray, be devout or religious RV.
    1. Nominal verb Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedय्/अति (only pr. page and participle that the rest of a word is to be suppliedय्/अत्) to pray, be devout or religious fg-veda
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective relating to Brahma8 ब्रह्म or Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Bra1hmans Brahmans, religious, pious MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. masculine gender Name of Ka1rttikeya कार्त्तिकेय MBh.
    4. masculine gender of the planet Saturn W.
    5. masculine gender the mulberry tree Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender Saccharum Munjia Lexicographers
    7. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedण्य्/अ) neuter gender (plural) "praise" or "sacrificial food" (?) fg-veda viii, 6, 33 (Sa1y.)
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  2. अब्रह्मण्यabrahmaṇyamfn. not favourable to Bra1hmans Brahmans MBh. BhP.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not favourable to Bra1hmans Brahmans MBh. BhP.
    2. neuter gender an unbrahmanical or sacrilegious act, used as an exclamation, meaning "help!" "a disgraceful deed is perpetrated!" Pan5cat. Katha1s.
    3. neuter gender (Pra1kr2it Prakrit abbamhaNNaM) S3a1k.
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  3. परमब्रह्मण्यparamabrahmaṇyamfn. most kind to Bra1hmans Brahmans, Inscr.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective most kind to Bra1hmans Brahmans, Inscriptions

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  4. ब्रह्मण्यताbrahmaṇyatāf. friendliness towards Bra1hmans Brahmans, piety MBh. BhP.

    feminine friendliness towards Bra1hmans Brahmans, piety MBh. BhP.

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  5. ब्रह्मण्यतीर्थbrahmaṇyatīrtham. N. of a teacher Cat.

    masculine gender Name of a teacher catalogue or catalogues

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