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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmajīvin (ब्रह्मजीविन्).—a. living by sacred knowledge. (-m.) a mercenary Brāhmaṇa (who converts his sacred knowledge into trade), a Brāhmaṇa who lives by sacred knowledge.

Brahmajīvin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and jīvin (जीविन्).

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

Brahmajīvin (ब्रह्मजीविन्).—m. (-vī) An impure Brahman, one who converts his religious duties into a trade, and performs sacrifice, teaches the Veda, &c. for hire. E. brahman an officiating priest, and jīvin who gets a living.

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

1) Brahmajīvin (ब्रह्मजीविन्):—[=brahma-jīvin] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. subsisting by sacred learning, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a mercenary Brāhman (who converts his religious duties into a trade), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Brahmajīvin (ब्रह्मजीविन्):—[brahma-jīvin] (vī) 5. m. An impure. brāhman who acts for money.

[Sanskrit to German]

Brahmajivin in German

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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: Jivin, Brahman, Brahma.

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