Gobrahmana, Gōbrāhmaṇa, Gobrāhmaṇa: 7 definitions
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Gobrahmana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGobrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण) refers to “Brahmins and cows”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to Thee of the form of time, moment etc. Obeisance to Thee who bestows strength on his devotees; obeisance to the multiformed; obeisance to the annihilator of the hosts of Asuras. Obeisance to the lord, conducive to the welfare of Brahmins and cows (gobrāhmaṇa) [gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca]. Obeisance to the thousand-formed, obeisance to Thee of thousand organs. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygōbrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण).—m (Cow-Brahman.) A term for a soft, simple, guileless, harmless Brahman.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgōbrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण).—m A term for a soft, harmless brāhmaṇa.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGobrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण).—a cow and a Brāhmaṇa, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 95.
Gobrāhmaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGobrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण).—[neuter] sgl. a cow and (or) a Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGobrāhmaṇa (गोब्राह्मण):—[=go-brāhmaṇa] [from go] n. sg. a cow and (or) a Brāhman, [Manu-smṛti v, 95 and xi, 80; Mahābhārata xiii; Harivaṃśa 3157 f.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brahmana, Go.
Starts with: Gobrahmanahita, Gobrahmanamanushya.
Full-text: Gobrahmanamanushya.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.112 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 2.137 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 25 - The Vow of Ādityaśayana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 8 - The Date of the Nāṭyaśāstra < [Introduction, part 1]
Shiva Chhatrapati: an estimate < [December 1943]