English

Alternative forms

• Brāhman

Noun

Brahman ‎(plural Brahmans)

1. (dated) a Brahmin
   • "At this, Virāṭa was enraged and said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'O Brāhman, you speak as though my son and this eunuch are equals.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

Proper noun

Brahman

1. (Hinduism) A concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.

Synonyms

• Brahma, Brahmin, Brahmana

Derived terms

Translations

Portuguese

Proper noun

Brahman m

1. Alternative spelling of Brâman

English

From ब्राह्मण, Brahma.

Alternative forms

• brāhman

Noun

brahman ‎(plural brahmans)

1. A member of the first of the four castes of Hinduism, a sacerdotal class.

Translations

Synonyms

• brahmin
• brahmana

Finnish

Noun

brahman

1. Genitive singular form of brahma.

Spanish

Noun

brahman m ‎(plural brahmans)

1. Brahman (breed of cattle)