Brahmana

Alternative forms

• brāhmaṇa

Origin

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण.

Full definition of brahmana

Noun

1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
• "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Synonyms

• brahman
• brahmin