Brahmajanman, Brahman-janman: 8 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्).—n.

1) spirtual birth.

2) investiture with the sacred thread; ब्रह्मजन्म हि विप्रस्य प्रेत्य चेह च शाश्वतम् (brahmajanma hi viprasya pretya ceha ca śāśvatam) Manusmṛti 2.146,17.

Brahmajanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and janman (जन्मन्).

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

Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्).—n. (-nma) Second or spiritual birth, investiture. E. brahma the Vedas and janman birth.

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

Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्).—n. 1. second or spiritual birth, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 146. 2. investiture.

Brahmajanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and janman (जन्मन्).

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

Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्).—1. [neuter] rebirth effected by sacred knowledge.

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Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्).—2. [adjective] sprung from Brahman.

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

1) Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्):—[=brahma-janman] [from brahma > brahman] n. ‘spiritual birth’, investiture with the sacred thread, [Manu-smṛti ii, 146; 170]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ‘Brahmā -born’ (said of Prajāpati), [Harivaṃśa]

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

Brahmajanman (ब्रह्मजन्मन्):—[brahma-janman] (nma) 5. n. Second, or spiritual birth; investiture.

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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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