Brahmadvesha, Brahmadveṣa, Brahman-dvesha: 5 definitions

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Brahmadvesha 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 Brahmadveṣa can be transliterated into English as Brahmadvesa or Brahmadvesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Brahmadveṣa (ब्रह्मद्वेष).—hatred of Brāhmaṇas.

Derivable forms: brahmadveṣaḥ (ब्रह्मद्वेषः).

Brahmadveṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and dveṣa (द्वेष).

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

Brahmadveṣa (ब्रह्मद्वेष).—[masculine] hatred of devotion, impiety.

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

Brahmadveṣa (ब्रह्मद्वेष):—[=brahma-dveṣa] [from brahma > brahman] m. hatred of sacred knowledge or of Brāhmans, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

[Sanskrit to German]

Brahmadvesha in German

context information

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»] — Brahmadvesha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Brahmadvēṣa (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದ್ವೇಷ):—[noun] hatred or antipathy against brāhmaṇa caste.

context information

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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