Bhramshanin, Bhraṃśanin: 1 definition

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Bhramshanin 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.

The Sanskrit term Bhraṃśanin can be transliterated into English as Bhramsanin or Bhramshanin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhraṃśanin (भ्रंशनिन्).—adj. (Sanskrit bhraṃśana plus -in; compare bhraṃśin), causing to fall: (kāmāḥ…) dhyānarddhīta- pasaś (so with mss.; Lefm. °saṃ) ca bhraṃśanī (n. pl.) abudhānāṃ Lalitavistara 323.22 (verse), causing to fall the contem- plation, supernatural powers, and penance of the ignorant (so Tibetan, which for bhraṃśanī has ñams par byed, damaging).

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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.

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