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See also: brahmana, brāhmaṇa, and Brāhmaṇa

Brahmana ‎(plural Brahmanas)

(Hinduism) Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.

See also: Brahmana, brāhmaṇa, and Brāhmaṇa

brahmana ‎(plural brahmanas)

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