Brahmaghataka, Brahmaghātaka, Brahman-ghataka: 8 definitions
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Brahmaghataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक).—a (S) brahmaghātakī a (S) That kills Brahmans or a Brahman.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक).—m. the murderer of a Brāhmaṇa.
Derivable forms: brahmaghātakaḥ (ब्रह्मघातकः).
Brahmaghātaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and ghātaka (घातक). See also (synonyms): brahmaghātin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक).—i. e. brahman-ghātaka, and brahmaghna brah- maghna, i. e. brahman-ghna, m. The slayer of a Brāhmaṇa, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 115. iv. [distich] 11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक).—[masculine] a Brahman-killer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक):—[=brahma-ghātaka] [from brahma > brahman] m. a Brāhman-killer, [Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmaghātaka (ब्रह्मघातक):—[brahma-ghātaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Brāhman killer.
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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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Partial matches: Brahman, Ghataka, Brahma.
Full-text: Brahmaghatin.
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