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Results for ब्राह्मणायन

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

ब्राह्मणायनbrāhmaṇāyanaA Brāhmaṇa descended from learned and holy progenitors.

A Brāhmaṇa descended from learned and holy progenitors.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

ब्राह्मणायनbrāhmaṇāyanam. a mere descendant of a Bra1hman Brahman S3Br. Kaus3. (Sch. "a Br Bra1hman Brahman whose father or elder…
1. masculine gender a mere descendant of a Bra1hman Brahman S3Br. Kaus3. (Scholiast or Commentator "a Br Bra1hman Brahman whose father or elder brother or any elder relative is still alive")
2. masculine gender a Bra1hman Brahman sprung from learned and holy progenitors W.
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