Brahmasteya, Brahman-steya: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmasteya (ब्रह्मस्तेय).—acquiring holy knowledge by unlawful means; स ब्रह्मस्तेयसंयुक्तो नरकं प्रतिपद्यते (sa brahmasteyasaṃyukto narakaṃ pratipadyate) Manusmṛti 2.116.
Derivable forms: brahmasteyam (ब्रह्मस्तेयम्).
Brahmasteya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and steya (स्तेय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmasteya (ब्रह्मस्तेय).—[neuter] [abstract] to [preceding]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmasteya (ब्रह्मस्तेय):—[=brahma-steya] [from brahma > brahman] n. unlawful acquisition of the Veda (cf. [preceding]), [Manu-smṛti ii, 116.]
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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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