Brahmana

/ˈbrɑmənə/
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Other forms: Brahmanas

Definitions of Brahmana
  1. noun
    prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
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    Veda, Vedic literature
    (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
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