Brahmaratra, Brahmarātra, Brahman-ratra: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBrahmarātra (ब्रह्मरात्र).—The period before dawn when after rāsakrīḍa (s.v.) the Gopis went back to their Vraja.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 33. 39.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmarātra (ब्रह्मरात्र).—early dawn.
Derivable forms: brahmarātraḥ (ब्रह्मरात्रः).
Brahmarātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and rātra (रात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmarātra (ब्रह्मरात्र):—[=brahma-rātra] [from brahma > brahman] m. ‘Brahmā’s night’, Name of a [particular] hour of night, [Bhāgavata-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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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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