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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि) refers to “one night of Brahmā”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.10, while explaining the span of life of the deities (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Hara):—“[...] A thousand sets of the four-yuga periods constitute one day of Brahmā. The period of night [viz., brahmarātri] is also similar. Further measurement of time is based on this calculation. Thirty such days (days and nights) constitute one month and twelve months, one year. The span of life of Brahmā is hundred such years”.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि).—m (S) A night of brahmā It is equal to a thousand divine ages.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि).—an epithet of Yājñavalkya, (wrong for brahmarātiḥ)

Derivable forms: brahmarātriḥ (ब्रह्मरात्रिः).

Brahmarātri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and rātri (रात्रि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि).—m.

(-triḥ) 1. A name of Yajnyavalkya, a saint and legislator. E. brahma Brahma, rā to give, ṣṭrin aff.; conferring the knowledge of Brahma upon Janaka in return for his bounty. 2. A night of Brahma, equal to a thousand divine ages. E. brahma Brahma and rātri night.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि):—[=brahma-rātri] [from brahma > brahman] [wrong reading] for brāhma-rāti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmarātri (ब्रह्मरात्रि):—[brahma-rātri] (triḥ) 2. m. A name of Yagyavalkya, a legislator.

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Brahmaratri in German

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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: Brahman, Ratri, Brahma.

Full-text: Brahmarati.

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