Brahmanya, ṇy: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṇy (ब्रह्मण्�) refers to “one who is favourably disposed to Brahmins� and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.13 (“Resuscitation of Indra�).—Accordingly, as Bṛhaspati eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to the destroyer of sacrifice of Dakṣa, to the bestower of fruits of sacrifice, identical with sacrifice and the initiator of the greatest rites. Obeisance to Śiva the annihilator of Time, of the form of Time, the wearer of black serpents, the great lord and the omnipresent. Obeisance to the destroyer of Brahmā’s head, the one eulogised by Brahmā and the moon. Obeisance to you favourably disposed to Brahmins (ṇy). Obeisance to you the great soul. [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṇy (ब्रह्मण्�).—Eligibility for Pārvaṇaśrāddha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 16. 10.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryṇy.�(EI 22) ‘hospitable to the Brāhmaṇas�; see Paramaṇy, Atiṇy. Note: ṇy is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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ṇy.�(SII 1), the community of Brāhmaṇas. Note: ṇy is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Brahmanya in India is the name of a plant defined with Morus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Brahmanya is also identified with Saccharum bengalense It has the synonym Imperata sara (Roxb.) Schult. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants� (1832)
· Taxon (1980)
· Lloydia (1958)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Archief voor de Suikerindustrie in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië (1925)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Brahmanya, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).—n S The state, office, function, business of a Brahman, Brahmanism.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṇy (ब्रह्मण्�).�a. [brahmaṇe hita�]
1) Relating to Brahma.
2) Relating to Brahman or the creator.
3) Relating to the acquisition of sacred knowledge, holy, pious.
4) Fit for a Brāhmaṇa.
5) Friendly or hospitable to a Brāhmaṇa.
-ṇy� 1 One well-versed in the Veda; त्वं ब्रह्मण्यः कि� परिणतश्चास� धर्मेण युक्तः (tva� ṇy� kila pariṇataścāsi dharmeṇa yukta�) Mv.3.26.
2) The mulberry tree.
3) The palm tree.
4) Muñja grass.
5) The planet Saturn.
6) An epithet of Viṣṇu.
7) Of Kārtikeya.
-ṇy An epithet of Durgā.
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ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).�a. Befitting a Brāhmaṇa.
-ṇy� An epithet of the planet Saturn.
-ṇym 1 The station or rank of a Brāhmaṇa, priestly or sacerdotal character; सत्य� शप� ब्राह्मण्येन (satya� śape brāhmaṇyena) Mṛcchakaṭika 5; ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1.66; Manusmṛti 3.17;7.42.
2) A collection of Brāhmaṇas; ब्राह्मण्य� कृत्स्नमेतत्त्वा� ब्रह्मण्यमनुगच्छति (ṇy� kṛtsnametattvā� ṇymanugacchati) 峾.2.45.21.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).�adj. (in Sanskrit only brah°, and in Pali only brahmañña; regularly follows śrāmaṇy, the long ā of which seems to have influenced this word in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]), devoted to brahmans; regularly after mātṛjña, pitṛjña, śrāmaṇy; see s.v. mātṛjña for references. In some passages of Ѳ屹ٳ the mss. read ṇy. Cf. a-brā°.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (ब्रह्मण्�).—mfn.
(-ṇy�-ṇy-ṇy�) Relating to or connected with Brahma or a Brahman. m.
(-ṇy�) 1. The mulberry tree, (Morus Indica.) 2. The planet Saturn. E. brahman and yat aff.
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ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).—m.
(-ṇy�) The planet Saturn. n.
(-ṇy�) 1. An assembly of Brahmans. 2. The state, quality or business of a Brahman, Brahmanhood. E. brahman and ⲹñ aff.; or Բ and yat aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (ब्रह्मण्�).—i. e. brahman = ya, adj. 1. Relating or connected with Brahman or a Brāhmaṇa; fit for a Brāhmaṇa. 2. Pious, [Nala] 1, 3.
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ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).—i. e. ṇa (cr brahman), + ya, I. m. The planet Saturn. Ii. n. Brahmanhood, priestly character, [Բśٰ] 11, 97; the dignity of a Brāhmaṇa, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 76
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (ब्रह्मण्�).—[adjective] devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brahmans; religious, pious i.[grammar]
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ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य).—[adjective] fit for Brahmans; [neuter] state or dignity of a Brahman, an assembly of Brahmans.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇy (ब्रह्मण्�):—[from brahman] 1. ṇy [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati (only [present participle] yat) to pray, be devout or religious, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. ṇy mfn. relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans, religious, pious, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Kārttikeya, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of the planet Saturn, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] the mulberry tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Saccharum Munjia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) ṇy (ब्रह्मण्या):—[from ṇy > brahman] f. Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) ṇy (ब्रह्मण्�):—[from brahman] (ṇy) n. ([plural]) ‘praise� or ‘sacrificial food� (?), [Ṛg-veda viii, 6, 33] ([Sāyaṇa])
9) ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य):—[from brahman] mfn. ([from] ṇa) fit for Brāhmans, [Mahābhārata]
10) [v.s. ...] m. the planet Saturn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. 2. ṇy)
11) [v.s. ...] n. the state or rank of a Brāhman, Brāhmanhood, priestly rank or character, [Śatapatha-ṇa] etc. etc. (cf. a-br)
12) [v.s. ...] a multitude or assembly of Brāhmans, [Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. [Pāṇini 4-2, 42]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇy (ब्रह्मण्�):�(ṇy�) 1. m. The mulberry tree; Saturn. a. Relating to .
2) ṇy (ब्राह्मण्य):�(ṇy�) 1. m. The planet Saturn. n. An assembly of ṃs, their state or business.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṇy (ब्रह्मण्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃbṇṇ, ṃbṇṇya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṇy (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್�):�
1) [adjective] relating to the Supreme Spirit, the principle of the Universe or to the knowledge of it.
2) [adjective] relating to Brahma, the Creator.
3) [adjective] fit to be ordained to be, followed by a ṇa.
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ṇy (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್�):�
1) [noun] he who has studied, and well-vered with, vedas.
2) [noun] he who is pleasing or helpful to ṇas.
3) [noun] Kārtikēya, son of Śiva.
4) [noun] Viṣṇu.
5) [noun] the tree Areca catechu of Arecaceae family; betel nut tree.
6) [noun] the mulberry tree (as Morus alba, Morus indica, etc.) of Moraceae tree.
7) [noun] the grass Saccharus munja of Poaceae family.
8) [noun] 'any of the varieties of the cotton producing plants (family: Malvaceae).'9) [noun] the planet saturn.
10) [noun] that which is proper to or is in favour of, ṇas.
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ṇy (ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ):�
1) [noun] = ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣತ್� [brahmanatva].
2) [noun] a multitude of ṇas.
3) [noun] the planet saturn.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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