Brahmarpana, Brahmārpaṇa, Brahman-arpana: 5 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmārpaṇa (ब्रह्मार्पण).—
1) the offering of sacred knowledge.
2) devoting oneself to the Supreme Spirit.
3) Name of a spell.
4) a mode of performing the Śrāddha in which no Piṇḍas or rice-balls are offered.
Derivable forms: brahmārpaṇam (ब्रह्मार्पणम्).
Brahmārpaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and arpaṇa (अर्पण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmārpaṇa (ब्रह्मार्पण):—[from brahma > brahman] n. the offering of sacred texts, [Pañcarātra]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a magical spell, [ib.]
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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 corpusBrahmārpaṇa (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾರ್ಪಣ):—
1) [noun] imparting knowledge of the Supreme Being.
2) [noun] dedication of one’s deed to God.
3) [noun] an absolute submission of oneself to the Supreme Being.
4) [noun] an oblation offered to Brahma.
5) [noun] a particular kind of hymns.
6) [noun] a kind of funeral rites, in which the ritual food is not offered to the manes.
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, Arpaṇa.
Full-text: Brahmakarmasamadhi.
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