Brahmamaya: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmamaya (ब्रह्ममय).—a.
1) Consisting of or derived from, the Veda, belonging to the Veda or spiritual pre-eminence; ज्वलन्निव ब्रह्ममयेन तेजसा (jvalanniva brahmamayena tejasā) Kumārasambhava 5.3.
2) Fit for a Brāhmaṇa.
-yam A missile presided over by Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmamaya (ब्रह्ममय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Consisting of or identified with spirit. 2. Belonging to or fit for a Brahman, &c. E. brahma and mayaṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmamaya (ब्रह्ममय).—[feminine] ī consisting of Brahman ([neuter]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmamaya (ब्रह्ममय):—[=brahma-maya] [from brahma > brahman] mf(ī)n. formed or consisting of or identified with Brahmă, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] belonging to or fit for a Brāhman, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmamaya (ब्रह्ममय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Absorbed.
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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: Brahma, Maya.
Ends with: Shabdabrahmamaya.
Full-text: Shabdabrahmamaya, Anahata.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.20.5-7 < [Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc.]
Verse 6.13.5 < [Chapter 13 - The Glories of Prabhāsa-tīrtha, the Sarasvatī River, etc.]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 297 [Trika principle of Nara-Śakti-Śiva] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 90-94 [Śakti’s Pañcavāha-tanu (Pañcaśloka-kulaka)] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2. Some derivations of the epithets of Rudra-Śiva (Introduction) < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics Of Quartz (Sphatika) < [Chapter XXI - Gems (9): Sphatika (quartz)]