Brahmakanda, Brahmakamda, Brahmakāṇḍa, Brahman-kanda: 7 definitions
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Brahmakanda 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarBrahmakāṇḍa (ब्रह्मकाण्ड).—Name given to the first section or Kanda of Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya. It deals with Sphota, and in a way it contains in a nutshell the philosophy of Sanskrit Grammar.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmakāṇḍa (ब्रह्मकाण्ड).—the portion of the Veda relating to spiritual knowledge.
Derivable forms: brahmakāṇḍam (ब्रह्मकाण्डम्).
Brahmakāṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and kāṇḍa (काण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBrahmakāṇḍa (ब्रह्मकाण्ड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of the Garuḍapurāṇa. Stein 201.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmakāṇḍa (ब्रह्मकाण्ड):—[=brahma-kāṇḍa] [from brahma > brahman] n. the inner portion of the Veda which relates to sacred knowledge or the kn° of Brahmă (= jñāna-k, and opp. to karma-k q.v.), [Śāṇḍ.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] (or [chapter] of a [work]) of Bhartṛ-hari, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusBrahmakāṃḍa (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕಾಂಡ):—[noun] the knowledge of upanishads, that uphold the supremacy of self-knowledge, rather than rituals.
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, Kanda, Brahma.
Full-text: Vakyapadiya, Drishya, Drashtri, Dhanavardhana, Dhanapala, Padakanda, Bhakshaka, Garudapurana, Kanda.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)
Verse 2.27 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.2.14 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (2): Dravya-samuddeśa (On Substance)]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
6.2 (b). The Vākyapadīya (summary) < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]
6.2 (c). Commentaries of Vākyapadīya < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
The Garuda-Purana (summary) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Notes and Comments < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
9. The river Yamunā in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 24.2 - Sanskrit Grammar: Katyayana, Patanjali, and Bhartrihari < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]