ब्रह्मचर्य

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ब्रह्मचर्य • (brahmacárya) stem, n

  1. Brahmacharya: the study of the Veda
  2. the state of an unmarried religious student
  3. a state of continence and chastity
    in accusative with √grah, √car, √vas, ā-√gam, upa-√i — to practise chastity

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ब्रह्मचर्य
singular dual plural
nominative ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) ब्रह्मचर्याणि (brahmacaryāṇi)
accusative ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) ब्रह्मचर्याणि (brahmacaryāṇi)
instrumental ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) ब्रह्मचर्याभ्याम् (brahmacaryābhyām) ब्रह्मचर्यैः (brahmacaryaiḥ)
dative ब्रह्मचर्याय (brahmacaryāya) ब्रह्मचर्याभ्याम् (brahmacaryābhyām) ब्रह्मचर्येभ्यः (brahmacaryebhyaḥ)
ablative ब्रह्मचर्यात् (brahmacaryāt) ब्रह्मचर्याभ्याम् (brahmacaryābhyām) ब्रह्मचर्येभ्यः (brahmacaryebhyaḥ)
genitive ब्रह्मचर्यस्य (brahmacaryasya) ब्रह्मचर्ययोः (brahmacaryayoḥ) ब्रह्मचर्याणाम् (brahmacaryāṇām)
locative ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) ब्रह्मचर्ययोः (brahmacaryayoḥ) ब्रह्मचर्येषु (brahmacaryeṣu)
vocative ब्रह्मचर्य (brahmacarya) ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) ब्रह्मचर्याणि (brahmacaryāṇi)

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References

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