Brahmakosha, Brahmakośa, Brahman-kosha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Brahmakośa can be transliterated into English as Brahmakosa or Brahmakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmakośa (ब्रह्मकोश).—the treasure of the Vedas, the entire collection of the Vedas; क्षात्रो धर्मः श्रित इव तनुं ब्रह्मकोशस्य गुप्त्यै (kṣātro dharmaḥ śrita iva tanuṃ brahmakośasya guptyai) Uttararāmacarita 6.9.
Derivable forms: brahmakośaḥ (ब्रह्मकोशः).
Brahmakośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and kośa (कोश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmakośa (ब्रह्मकोश):—[=brahma-kośa] [from brahma > brahman] m. the treasury of the Brahmă id est. of the sacred word or text, the entire collection of the Vedas, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Maitrī-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Atri, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Kosha, Brahman, Brahma, Koca.
Full-text: Brahmakoshi.
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