Brahmabruvana, Brahmabruvāṇa, Brahman-bruvana: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmabruvāṇa (ब्रह्मब्रुवाण).—one who pretends to be a Brāhmaṇa.

Derivable forms: brahmabruvāṇaḥ (ब्रह्मब्रुवाणः).

Brahmabruvāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and bruvāṇa (ब्रुवाण). See also (synonyms): brahmabruva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmabruvāṇa (ब्रह्मब्रुवाण):—[=brahma-bruvāṇa] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. calling one’s self or pretending to be a Brāhman, [Mahābhārata]

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Brahmabruvana in German

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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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