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Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.
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Usage: Hinduism
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The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
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A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
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A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.
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prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the bahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Vedic literature, Veda
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Doublet of brahmin.
Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).
