ब्रह्मन्

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Pali

Alternative forms

Proper noun

ब्रह्मन् m

  1. Devanagari script form of brahman (“Brahma”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰŕ̥źʰ-ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰŕ̥ȷ́ʰ-ma, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (to become high, rise, elevate) + *-mn̥. Literally “growth”, “expansion”, “creation”, “development”, “swelling of the spirit or soul”. Cognate with Latin fortis. The Sanskrit root is बृह् (bṛh, to increase) +‎ -मन् (-man), from the same Proto-Indo-European root above.

Alternatively, Mayrhofer prefers to derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreǵʰ- and connect it to Old Norse bragr (leader, prince), whence Icelandic bragur (poem; character).

An older etymology presented the word as an exact cognate of Latin flāmen (priest); however, this is commonly considered spurious by modern authors.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) stemn

  1. Brahman or the one self-existent impersonal Spirit, the one universal Soul, the Self-existent, the Absolute, the Eternal

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of ब्रह्मन् (bráhman)
Singular
Nominative ब्रह्म
bráhma
Vocative ब्रह्मन् / ब्रह्म
bráhman / bráhma
Accusative ब्रह्म
bráhma
Instrumental ब्रह्मणा
bráhmaṇā
Dative ब्रह्मणे
bráhmaṇe
Ablative ब्रह्मणः
bráhmaṇaḥ
Genitive ब्रह्मणः
bráhmaṇaḥ
Locative ब्रह्मणि / ब्रह्मन्¹
bráhmaṇi / bráhman¹
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) stemm

  1. Brahmā or the one impersonal universal Spirit manifested as a personal Creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of ब्रह्मन् (brahman)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ब्रह्मा
brahmā
ब्रह्माणौ
brahmāṇau
ब्रह्माणः
brahmāṇaḥ
Vocative ब्रह्मन्
brahman
ब्रह्माणौ
brahmāṇau
ब्रह्माणः
brahmāṇaḥ
Accusative ब्रह्माणम्
brahmāṇam
ब्रह्माणौ
brahmāṇau
ब्रह्मणः
brahmaṇaḥ
Instrumental ब्रह्मणा
brahmaṇā
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmabhyām
ब्रह्मभिः
brahmabhiḥ
Dative ब्रह्मणे
brahmaṇe
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmabhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
brahmabhyaḥ
Ablative ब्रह्मणः
brahmaṇaḥ
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmabhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
brahmabhyaḥ
Genitive ब्रह्मणः
brahmaṇaḥ
ब्रह्मणोः
brahmaṇoḥ
ब्रह्मणाम्
brahmaṇām
Locative ब्रह्मणि
brahmaṇi
ब्रह्मणोः
brahmaṇoḥ
ब्रह्मसु
brahmasu

Derived terms

Noun

ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) stemn

  1. pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the heart in worshipping the gods, prayer
  2. the sacred word (as opp. to वाच् (vāc), the word of man), the Veda, a sacred text, a text or mantra used as a spell
  3. the Brahmana portion of the Veda
  4. the sacred syllable om

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of ब्रह्मन् (bráhman)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ब्रह्म
bráhma
ब्रह्मणी
bráhmaṇī
ब्रह्माणि / ब्रह्म¹ / ब्रह्मा¹
bráhmāṇi / bráhma¹ / bráhmā¹
Vocative ब्रह्मन् / ब्रह्म
bráhman / bráhma
ब्रह्मणी
bráhmaṇī
ब्रह्माणि / ब्रह्म¹ / ब्रह्मा¹
bráhmāṇi / bráhma¹ / bráhmā¹
Accusative ब्रह्म
bráhma
ब्रह्मणी
bráhmaṇī
ब्रह्माणि / ब्रह्म¹ / ब्रह्मा¹
bráhmāṇi / bráhma¹ / bráhmā¹
Instrumental ब्रह्मणा
bráhmaṇā
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
bráhmabhyām
ब्रह्मभिः
bráhmabhiḥ
Dative ब्रह्मणे
bráhmaṇe
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
bráhmabhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
bráhmabhyaḥ
Ablative ब्रह्मणः
bráhmaṇaḥ
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
bráhmabhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
bráhmabhyaḥ
Genitive ब्रह्मणः
bráhmaṇaḥ
ब्रह्मणोः
bráhmaṇoḥ
ब्रह्मणाम्
bráhmaṇām
Locative ब्रह्मणि / ब्रह्मन्¹
bráhmaṇi / bráhman¹
ब्रह्मणोः
bráhmaṇoḥ
ब्रह्मसु
bráhmasu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

ब्रह्मन् (brahmán) stemm

  1. one who prays, a devout or religious man, a brahmin who is a knower of Vedic texts or spells, one versed in sacred knowledge
  2. one of the 4 principal priests or Ritvijas

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of ब्रह्मन् (brahmán)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ब्रह्मा
brahmā́
ब्रह्माणौ / ब्रह्माणा¹
brahmā́ṇau / brahmā́ṇā¹
ब्रह्माणः
brahmā́ṇaḥ
Vocative ब्रह्मन्
bráhman
ब्रह्माणौ / ब्रह्माणा¹
bráhmāṇau / bráhmāṇā¹
ब्रह्माणः
bráhmāṇaḥ
Accusative ब्रह्माणम्
brahmā́ṇam
ब्रह्माणौ / ब्रह्माणा¹
brahmā́ṇau / brahmā́ṇā¹
ब्रह्मणः
brahmáṇaḥ
Instrumental ब्रह्मणा
brahmáṇā
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmábhyām
ब्रह्मभिः
brahmábhiḥ
Dative ब्रह्मणे
brahmáṇe
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmábhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
brahmábhyaḥ
Ablative ब्रह्मणः
brahmáṇaḥ
ब्रह्मभ्याम्
brahmábhyām
ब्रह्मभ्यः
brahmábhyaḥ
Genitive ब्रह्मणः
brahmáṇaḥ
ब्रह्मणोः
brahmáṇoḥ
ब्रह्मणाम्
brahmáṇām
Locative ब्रह्मणि / ब्रह्मन्¹
brahmáṇi / brahmán¹
ब्रह्मणोः
brahmáṇoḥ
ब्रह्मसु
brahmásu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Tamil: பிரமன் (piramaṉ)
  • Kannada: ಬೊಮ್ಮ (bomma)

See also

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “ब्रह्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 737/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 236-238
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 452-456