ब्रह्मन्
Pali
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Proper noun
[edit]ब्रह्मन् m
- Devanagari script form of brahman (“Brahma”)
Sanskrit
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[edit]Alternative scripts
- ব্ৰহ্মন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬩ᭄ᬭᬳ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- ব্রহ্মন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰿𑰨𑰮𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဗြဟ္မန် (Burmese script)
- બ્રહ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦿꦲ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂹𑂩𑂯𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
- ព្រហ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
- ພ຺ຣຫ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
- ബ്രഹ്മന് (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᡵᠠᡥᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘿𑘨𑘮𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠷᠠᠾᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧠𑧈𑧎𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑑂𑐬𑐴𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ବ୍ରହ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢨ꣄ꢬꢲ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑇀𑆫𑆲𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖿𑖨𑖮𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- බ්රහ්මන් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲 𑪙𑩼𑪂 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚶𑚤𑚩𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ப்³ரஹ்மந் (Tamil script)
- బ్రహ్మౝ (Telugu script)
- พฺรหฺมนฺ (Thai script)
- བྲ་ཧྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑓂𑒩𑒯𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑩇𑨫𑨱𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰŕ̥źʰ-ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰŕ̥ȷ́ʰ-ma, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to become high, rise, elevate”) + *-mn̥. Literally “growth”, “expansion”, “creation”, “development”, “swelling of the spirit or soul”. Cognate with Latin fortis. The Sanskrit root is बृह् (bṛh, “to increase”) + -मन् (-man), from the same Proto-Indo-European root above.
Alternatively, Mayrhofer prefers to derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreǵʰ- and connect it to Old Norse bragr (“leader, prince”), whence Icelandic bragur (“poem; character”).
An older etymology presented the word as an exact cognate of Latin flāmen (“priest”); however, this is commonly considered spurious by modern authors.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ब्रह्मन् • (bráhman) stem, n
- Brahman or the one self-existent impersonal Spirit, the one universal Soul, the Self-existent, the Absolute, the Eternal
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ब्रह्म (brahma) |
| vocative | ब्रह्मन् (brahman) ब्रह्म (brahma) |
| accusative | ब्रह्म (brahma) |
| instrumental | ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) |
| dative | ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) |
| ablative | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) |
| genitive | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) |
| locative | ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) ब्रह्मन्¹ (brahman¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
[edit]ब्रह्मन् • (brahman) stem, m
- Brahmā or the one impersonal universal Spirit manifested as a personal Creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ब्रह्मा (brahmā) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) | ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) |
| vocative | ब्रह्मन् (brahman) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) | ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) |
| accusative | ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) |
| instrumental | ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभिः (brahmabhiḥ) |
| dative | ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मणाम् (brahmaṇām) |
| locative | ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) | ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मसु (brahmasu) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ब्रह्मदारु (brahmadāru)
- ब्रह्मादेश (brahmādeśa)
- ब्रह्मपुत्र (brahmaputra)
- ब्रह्मराक्षस (brahmarākṣasa)
Noun
[edit]ब्रह्मन् • (bráhman) stem, n
- pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the heart in worshipping the gods, prayer
- the sacred word (as opp. to वाच् (vāc), the word of man), the Veda, a sacred text, a text or mantra used as a spell
- the Brahmana portion of the Veda
- the sacred syllable om
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ब्रह्म (brahma) | ब्रह्मणी (brahmaṇī) | ब्रह्माणि (brahmāṇi) ब्रह्म¹ (brahma¹) ब्रह्मा¹ (brahmā¹) |
| vocative | ब्रह्मन् (brahman) ब्रह्म (brahma) |
ब्रह्मणी (brahmaṇī) | ब्रह्माणि (brahmāṇi) ब्रह्म¹ (brahma¹) ब्रह्मा¹ (brahmā¹) |
| accusative | ब्रह्म (brahma) | ब्रह्मणी (brahmaṇī) | ब्रह्माणि (brahmāṇi) ब्रह्म¹ (brahma¹) ब्रह्मा¹ (brahmā¹) |
| instrumental | ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभिः (brahmabhiḥ) |
| dative | ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मणाम् (brahmaṇām) |
| locative | ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) ब्रह्मन्¹ (brahman¹) |
ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मसु (brahmasu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]ब्रह्मन् • (brahmán) stem, m
- one who prays, a devout or religious man, a brahmin who is a knower of Vedic texts or spells, one versed in sacred knowledge
- one of the 4 principal priests or Ritvijas
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ब्रह्मा (brahmā) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) ब्रह्माणा¹ (brahmāṇā¹) |
ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) |
| vocative | ब्रह्मन् (brahman) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) ब्रह्माणा¹ (brahmāṇā¹) |
ब्रह्माणः (brahmāṇaḥ) |
| accusative | ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) | ब्रह्माणौ (brahmāṇau) ब्रह्माणा¹ (brahmāṇā¹) |
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) |
| instrumental | ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभिः (brahmabhiḥ) |
| dative | ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मभ्याम् (brahmabhyām) | ब्रह्मभ्यः (brahmabhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) | ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मणाम् (brahmaṇām) |
| locative | ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) ब्रह्मन्¹ (brahman¹) |
ब्रह्मणोः (brahmaṇoḥ) | ब्रह्मसु (brahmasu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]- ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “ब्रह्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 737/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 236-238
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 452-456
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