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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Brahmājñā (ब्रह्माज्ञा) refers to the “bidding (command) of Brahmā”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] In the mean time Indra, other gods and the sages eagerly sent Kāma there at the bidding of Brahmā [i.e., brahmājñā]. They had been harassed by the demon Tāraka. the demon of great strength. Hence they wanted to unite Pārvatī and Śiva in love. After reaching there Kāma tried all his tricks but Śiva was not at all agitated. He reduced Kāma to ashes. O sage, Pārvatī too was divested of her ego. At his bidding she performed a penance and obtained Him as her husband. Pārvatī and Śiva were very happy. Engrossed in helping others they carried out the work of the gods”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ) refers to the “knower of Brahma”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [The Yogin] should avoid one who says, ‘I am the knower of Brahma’ (brahmajña) [but who is also] attached to performing [Vedic] sacrifices [that are] connected to the world of transmigration. [Such a person] has lost the benefit of both [Vedic] action and the [Upaniṣadic knowledge of] Brahma [and should be avoided] just as [a Brahmin avoids] an untouchable. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ).—a or brahmajñānī a (S) That knows brahma as the one real substance underlying all existencies spiritual and material, animate and inanimate,--as the entity of which all objects are phenomenal forms.

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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 dictionary

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ).—a. one who knows Brahma. (-jñaḥ) 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya.

2) of Viṣṇu.

Brahmajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and jña (ज्ञ). See also (synonyms): brahmajñānin.

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

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ).—m.

(-jñaḥ) A sage, one who has spiritual wisdom. E. brahma and jña who knows.

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

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ).—[adjective] knowing the sacred writings.

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

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ):—[=brahma-jña] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. possessing sacred knowledge, knowing the sacred text, spiritually wise, holy (said also of gods e.g. of Viṣṇu, Kārttikeya), [Mahābhārata; Bhartṛhari]

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

Brahmajña (ब्रह्मज्ञ):—[brahma-jña] (jñaḥ) a. A sage.

[Sanskrit to German]

Brahmajna 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Brahmajña (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞ):—

1) [noun] a man possessing sacred knowledge (as taught by the upanishads), knowing and realising the Supreme Spirit.

2) [noun] Kārtikēya, son of Śiva.

3) [noun] Viṣṇu.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Brahman, Jna, Brahma, Ajna.

Starts with: Brahmajnana, Brahmajnanamahatantraraja, Brahmajnanatantra, Brahmajnanavipratipatti, Brahmajnanin, Brahmajnanopadesha.

Full-text: Brahmajnanin, Brahmavida, Brahmavittu, Brahmavetta, Brahmadarshi, Cinacaraprayogavidhi, Knower of brahma, Guhavasi, Brahmakarman.

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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

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