Brahmavarcas, Brahman-varcas: 3 definitions
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Brahmavarcas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Brahmavarchas.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Brahmavarcas (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶膏) [=brahmavarcasa?] refers to the 鈥渟acred power of the purohita鈥�, according to K膩lid膩sa鈥檚 Raghuva峁兣沘.鈥擜ccordingly to verse 1.61-64, Vasi峁ａ弓ha鈥檚 鈥渉oly spells defeat the enemy even from a distance鈥�, and 鈥渉is offering thrown into the fire becomes rain for the crops parched by drought鈥�. It is the sacred power (brahmavarcasa) of the purohita thanks to which diseases and other disasters avoid the people. The king attributes the welfare and safety of his country to his Guru.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmavarcas (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶膏).鈥�n.,
Brahmavarcas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and varcas (啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶膏).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavarcas (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶膏):鈥擺=brahma-varcas] [from brahma > brahman] = casa, in cas-vin (mfn.) = casin, [膧艣val膩yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Varcas, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmavarcasa, Brahmavarcasakama, Brahmavarcasin, Brahmavarcassu, Brahmavarcasvin, Brahmavarcasya.
Full-text: Brahmavarcasa, Brahmavarcasvin, Brahmanaspati, Avarcas.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Brahmavarcas, Brahman-varcas, Brahma-varcas; (plurals include: Brahmavarcases, varcases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.23.15 < [Sukta 23]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.39 < [Book 3 - Bh峁沢uvall墨]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
42. Description of Sudarsana (rites and rituals) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
29. Description of Subrahmanya (rites and rituals) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
32. Description of Surya (rites and rituals) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Summary of the Agnihotra Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the 艢atapatha Br膩hma峁嘺]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 25 < [Third Adhy膩ya, Third P膩da]