Brahmavarcas, Brahman-varcas: 3 definitions
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Brahmavarcas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Brahmavarchas.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Brahmavarcas (ब्रह्मवर्चस्) [=brahmavarcasa?] refers to the “sacred power of the purohita”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa.—Accordingly to verse 1.61-64, Vasiṣṭha’s “holy spells defeat the enemy even from a distance”, and “his offering thrown into the fire becomes rain for the crops parched by drought”. It is the sacred power (brahmavarcasa) of the purohita thanks to which diseases and other disasters avoid the people. The king attributes the welfare and safety of his country to his Guru.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmavarcas (ब्रह्मवर्चस्).—n.,
Brahmavarcas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and varcas (वर्चस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavarcas (ब्रह्मवर्चस्):—[=brahma-varcas] [from brahma > brahman] = casa, in cas-vin (mfn.) = casin, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brahman, Varcas, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmavarcasa, Brahmavarcasakama, Brahmavarcasin, Brahmavarcassu, Brahmavarcasvin, Brahmavarcasya.
Full-text: Brahmavarcasa, Brahmavarcasvin, Brahmanaspati, Avarcas.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.23.15 < [Sukta 23]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.39 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Summary of the Agnihotra Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 25 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)