Brahmanajivika, Brahmana-jivika, Brāhmaṇajīvikā: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrāhmaṇajīvikā (ब्राह्मणजीविका).—the occupation or means of livelihood prescribed for a Brāhmaṇa; अध्यापनमध्ययनं यजनं याजनं तथा । दानं प्रतिग्रहश्चैव षट्कर्माण्यग्रजन्मनः ॥ षण्णां तु कर्मणामस्य त्रीणि कर्माणि जीविका । याजनाध्यापने चैव विशुद्धाच्च प्रतिग्रहः (adhyāpanamadhyayanaṃ yajanaṃ yājanaṃ tathā | dānaṃ pratigrahaścaiva ṣaṭkarmāṇyagrajanmanaḥ || ṣaṇṇāṃ tu karmaṇāmasya trīṇi karmāṇi jīvikā | yājanādhyāpane caiva viśuddhācca pratigrahaḥ) ||.
Brāhmaṇajīvikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brāhmaṇa and jīvikā (जीविका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇajīvikā (ब्राह्मणजीविका).—f.
(-kā) The occupation or subsistence of a Brahman. E. brāhmaṇa and jīvikā livelihood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇajīvikā (ब्राह्मणजीविका):—[=brāhmaṇa-jīvikā] [from brāhmaṇa > brahman] f. the occupation or subsistence of, a Brāhman, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇajīvikā (ब्राह्मणजीविका):—[brāhmaṇa-jīvikā] (kā) 1. f. Subsistence or occupation of a brāhman.
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