Brahmadeya, Brahman-deya, Brāhmadeyā, Brahma-deya: 9 definitions

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Brahmadeya.—(EI 30; ASLV; HRS; SITI), land or village given as gift (generally tax-free) to Brāhmaṇas; land to be granted to or in the possession of Brāhmaṇas. Note: brahmadeya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Brahmadeya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmadeya (ब्रह्मदेय).—a. married according to the Brāhma form of marriage; ब्रह्मदेयात्मसंतानो ज्येष्ठसामग एव च (brahmadeyātmasaṃtāno jyeṣṭhasāmaga eva ca) Manusmṛti 3.185.

-yaḥ the Brāhma form of marriage. (-yam) 1 land granted to Brahmaṇas; श्रोत्रियेभ्यो ब्रह्मदेयान्यदण्डकराण्यभिरूपदायकानि प्रयच्छेत् (śrotriyebhyo brahmadeyānyadaṇḍakarāṇyabhirūpadāyakāni prayacchet) Kau. A.2.1.19.

Brahmadeya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and deya (देय).

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Brāhmadeyā (ब्राह्मदेया).—a girl to be married according to the Brāhma form.

Brāhmadeyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brāhma and deyā (देया).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brāhmadeyā (ब्राह्मदेया).—f.

(-yā) A girl to be wedded by the Brahma form. E. brāhma and deya to be given.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmadeya (ब्रह्मदेय).—[adjective] [feminine] ā married after the Brahma rite, [with] vidhi [masculine] this rite itself; [neuter] instruction in the sacred writings.

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

1) Brahmadeya (ब्रह्मदेय):—[=brahma-deya] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. given in marriage after the manner of Brāhmans (cf. [Manu-smṛti iii, 27]), [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (with vidhi) marriage of this kind, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] n. instruction in the Veda or sacred knowledge (yānusaṃtāna, mfn. one in whose family Vedic teachings; is hereditary, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra; Manu-smṛti] [v, 183, v, l.] yātma-saṃtāna, ‘the son of a woman married according to the Brāhma rite’ ; cf. ātma-s)

4) [v.s. ...] n. gift to Brāhmans, [Divyāvadāna]

5) Brāhmadeya (ब्राह्मदेय):—[=brāhma-deya] [from brāhma > brahman] mfn. = brahma-d mfn., [Mahābhārata iii, 12729] ([Bombay edition]), [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti iii, 585.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brāhmadeyā (ब्राह्मदेया):—[brāhma-deyā] (yā) 1. f. A girl to be married by the Brāhma form.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Brahmadeya in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Brahmadēya (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದೇಯ):—

1) [noun] = ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಾಯ - [brahmadaya -] 2.

2) [noun] a marriage conducted, as per the rules prescribed for brāhmaṇa caste.

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Brahmādēya (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದೇಯ):—[noun] = ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದಾಯ [brahmadaya].

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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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