Brahmadveshin, Brahmadveṣin, Brahman-dveshin: 2 definitions

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Brahmadveshin 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 Brahmadveṣin can be transliterated into English as Brahmadvesin or Brahmadveshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmadveṣin (ब्रह्मद्वेषिन्).—a.

1) hating Brāhmaṇas; Manusmṛti 3.154 (Kull.).

2) hostile to religious acts or devotion, impious, godless.

Brahmadveṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and dveṣin (द्वेषिन्). See also (synonyms): brahmadviṣ.

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

Brahmadveṣin (ब्रह्मद्वेषिन्):—[=brahma-dveṣin] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. = -dviṣ, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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