ब्राह्मणपथ

brā́hmaṇa-patha

brā́hmaṇa

(- ṇá) m. one who has divine knowledge (sometimes applied to Agni),
a Brāhman, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes andﾠ of the 4 original divisions of the Hindū body
(generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows andﾠ repeats the Veda) RV. etc. etc.;
= brāhmaṇācchaṉsin KātyṠr. ;
a Brāhman in the second stage (between Mātra andﾠ Ṡrotriya) Hcat. ;
N. of the 28th lunar mansion L. ;
(ī) f. seeﾠ brāhmaṇī;
n. that which is divine, the divine AV. ;
sacred orﾠ divine power ib. ĀṡvGṛ. ;
Brāhmanical explanation, explanations of sacred knowledge orﾠ doctrine (esp. for the use of the Brāhmans in their sacrifices) Br. ;
the Brāhmaṇa portion of the Veda (as distinct from its Mantra andﾠ Upanishad. portion) andﾠ consisting of a class of works called Brāhmaṇas (they contain rules for the employment of the Mantras orﾠ hymns at various sacrifices, with detailed explanations of their origin andﾠ meaning andﾠ numerous old legends;
they are said by Sāyaṇa to contain two parts:
1. vidhi, rules orﾠ directions for rites;
2. artha-vāda, explanatory remarks;
each Veda has its own Brāhmaṇa, that of the RV. is preserved in 2 works, viz. the Aitareya, sometimes called Āṡvalāyana, andﾠ the Kaushītaki orﾠ Ṡāṇkhāyana-Brāhmaṇa;
the white Yajur-veda has the Ṡata-patha-Brāhmaṇa;
the black Yajur-veda has the Taittirīya-Brāhmaṇa which differs little from the text of its Saṃhitā;
the SV. has 8 Brāhmaṇa, the best known of which are the Prauḍha orﾠ Pañca-viṇṡa andﾠ the Shaḍvinṡa;
the AV. has one Brāhmaṇa called Go. -patha) Nir. GṛṠrS. etc.;
the Soma vessel of the Brahman priest RV. AV. ;
a society orﾠ assemblage of Brāhmans, a conclave W. ;
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