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Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्) refers to “Brahmins of great repute”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.20. Accordingly as Śiva said to Brahmā:—“[...] in this very form (of a bull) whereon I sit, you shall perform penance with pleasure in your heart and desire for propitiating me. You will acquire the glory of being called ‘the head of Rudra’ in the world. You will be the accomplisher of rites for Brahmins of great repute (Dvijanman). Discharge of semen is the act of human beings and as you have done the same, you will be born as a man and be roaming over the earth. When you wander over the earth in this form, people will be asking, “What is there on the head of Brahmā?” and you shall reply “Śiva”. Any body who has committed the sin of outraging the modesty of another man’s wife will be free from that sin if he eagerly hears your story. [...]”.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

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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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Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्).—a.

1) having two natures.

2) regenerated.

3) oviparous (-m.).

Dvijanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and janman (जन्मन्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्).—mfn. (-nmā-nmā-nma) 1. Twice born, regenerate. 2. Oviparous m.

(-nmā) 1. A tooth. 2. A Brahman. 3. A bird. 4. A man of the three first classes. 5. Any oviparous animal: see dvija. E. dvi twice, janman birth.

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

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्).—m. a man of either of the three first classes, especially a Brāhmaṇa (cf. dvija), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 26; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 105.

Dvijanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and janman (जन्मन्).

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

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्).—[adjective] having a double birth, birth-place, or nature; [masculine] = [preceding]

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

1) Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्):—[=dvi-janman] [from dvi] mfn. having a double birth or b°-place or nature, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] a member of the first three classes ([especially] a Brāhman), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] a tooth (as twice grown), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] any oviparous animal (as bird, snake etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.],

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

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्):—[dvi-janman] (nmā-nma) a. Twice-born. m. A tooth; a brāhman; a bird.

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

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्):—(dvi + ja)

1) adj. doppelte Geburt, - Geburtsstätte, - Beschaffenheit habend: Agni [Ṛgveda 1, 60, 1. 140, 2. 149, 4. 5.] Götter [6. 50, 2.] —

2) m. a) ein Mitglied der drei oberen Kasten, insbes. ein Brahman [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 109. 242.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 812.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 383.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 184.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 26. 165. 3, 282. 5, 92. 8, 410. 9, 156. 10, 14. 99. 11, 120.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 106.] [Mahābhārata 4, 2372.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 5, 51.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 2. 3, 3, 34.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 74.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 105.] — b) Vogel [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — c) Zahn [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 242.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Śabdaratnāvalī] — Vgl. dvija, dvijāti .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dvijanman (द्विजन्मन्):——

1) Adj. eine doppelte Geburt , Geburtsstätte , Beschaffenheit habend. —

2) m. — a) ein Mitglied der drei oberen Kasten , insbes. ein Brahman. — b) *Vogel. — c) *Zahn.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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: Dvi, Janman.

Full-text: Ekajanman, Punarjanman, Ekajati, Punarukta, Dvijati, Kutapa, Upanaya.

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