Brahmanapriya, Brāhmaṇapriya, Brahmana-priya: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrāhmaṇapriya (ब्राह्मणप्रिय).—Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: brāhmaṇapriyaḥ (ब्राह्मणप्रियः).
Brāhmaṇapriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brāhmaṇa and priya (प्रिय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇapriya (ब्राह्मणप्रिय).—[masculine] a friend of Brahmans.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrāhmaṇapriya (ब्राह्मणप्रिय):—[=brāhmaṇa-priya] [from brāhmaṇa > brahman] m. a friend of Br° (said of Viṣṇu), [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]
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