brahmāṇī ब्रह्माणी f. the Śakti or personified female energy of Brahmā, the wife of Br°, [Pur.] (cf. [IW. 522]) N. of Durgā, [Hariv.]; [DevīP.] (w.r. brāhmānī or brāhmaṇī) a kind of perfume, [L.] a kind of brass, [L.] N. of a river, [MBh.] (v.l. brāhmaṇī). brahmāya ब्रह्माय Nom. Ā. °yate, to become Brahmā, [Vās.] brahmāṇḍa ब्रह्माण्ड n. ‘Brahmā's egg’, the universe, world (also pl.), [Hariv.]; [Sūryas.]; [Pur.] (also -kaṭāha m., [Āryabh.], Sch.) N. of a Purāṇa and an [Upapurāṇa] brahmādya ब्रह्माद्य mfn. (fr. ādya) beginning with Brahmā, [Mn. i, 50.] mfn. (fr. ādya) to be eaten by priests or Brāhmans, [Br.] brahmārgha ब्रह्मार्घ mfn. worthy of Brahmā or of sacred knowledge, [KauṣUp.] (v.l. for °ma-grāhin). brahmārka ब्रह्मार्क m. See °māditya. brahmāsya ब्रह्मास्य n. the mouth of Brahmā, [MBh.] the mythical of a Brāhman, [Cat.] brahmāyus ब्रह्मायुस् n. Brahmā's life-time, [Viṣṇ.] mfn. living as long as Br°, [Siṃhās.] m. N. of a Brāhman, [Buddh.] brahmādanī ब्रह्मादनी f. a species of plant (= haṃsa-padī), [L.] brahmāgāra ब्रह्मागार n. the house of the chief priest, [KātyŚr.] brahmāhuta ब्रह्माहुत bráhmāhuta mfn. one to whom oblations of prayer and devotion have been made, [AV.] brahmāhuti ब्रह्माहुति f. the offering of prayer or devotion, [Mn. ii, 106.] brahmāmbhas ब्रह्माम्भस् n. ‘holy water’, the urine of a cow, [L.] brahmāmṛta ब्रह्मामृत n. N. of a Vedānta wk. brahmāpeta ब्रह्मापेत m. N. of one of the Rākṣasas said to dwell in the sun during the month Māgha, [VP.] brahmāsanā ब्रह्मासना f. a partic. posture suited to devout religious meditation, [Kād.] brahmāsana ब्रह्मासन n. the seat of the chief priest, [ŚrS.] brahmāstra ब्रह्मास्त्र n. ‘Brahmā's missile’, N. of a mythical weapon (which deals infallible destruction), [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.] of a partic. kind of incantation, [Cat.] (cf. [IW. 402, 1]) brahmātithi ब्रह्मातिथि m. ‘Br°'s guest’, N. of a Kāṇva (author of [RV. viii, 5]). brahmāvāsa ब्रह्मावास m. ‘home of or in Brahmā’, N. of a wk. (on salvation to be attained in Benares). brahmāvatī ब्रह्मावती brahmā-vatī f. N. of a woman, [Divyāv.] of a lotus pond, [ib.] brahmāyaṇa ब्रह्मायण or brahmāyana, m. N. of Nārāyaṇa, [Hariv.] brahmāyana ब्रह्मायन brahmāyaṇa or , m. N. of Nārāyaṇa, [Hariv.] brahmābhyāsa ब्रह्माभ्यास m. study and repetition of the Veda, [Mn. iv, 149.] brahmāṅgabhū ब्रह्माङ्गभू brahmāṅga-bhū mfn. one who has touched the several parts of his body during the repetition of Mantras, [Kum. iii, 15] ([Mall.]) m. = prec. [A.] brahmāñjali ब्रह्माञ्जलि m. joining the hollowed hands while repeating the Veda, [Mn. ii, 71] brahmādarśa ब्रह्मादर्श m. ‘Brahmā's mirror’, N. of wk. brahmāditya ब्रह्मादित्य m. N. of an author (also called brahmārka), [Cat.] brahmāgrabhū ब्रह्माग्रभू brahmāgra-bhū m. a horse, [L.] (cf. next and brahmātma-bhū). brahmākṣara ब्रह्माक्षर n. the sacred syllable om, [BhP.] brahmānanda ब्रह्मानन्द m. ‘joy in Brahmă’, the rapture of absorption into the one self-existent Spirit, [RāmatUp.] N. of various men and authors (also -giri m., -parama-haṃsa m., -bhāratī m., -yogin m., -yogīndra m., -sārasvatī m., and °din, m.) N. of wk. brahmāraṇya ब्रह्मारण्य n. ‘holy forest’, a grove in which the Veda is studied, [L.] N. of a forest, [Hit.] brahmārambha ब्रह्मारम्भ m. beginning to repeat the Veda, [Mn. ii, 71.] brahmārpaṇa ब्रह्मार्पण n. the offering of sacred texts, [Pañcar.] N. of a magical spell, [ib.] brahmāsandī ब्रह्मासन्दी brah—°māsandī f. the throne of Brahman, [JaimUp.] brahmātmabhū ब्रह्मात्मभू brahmātma-bhū m. a horse (cf. brahmāṅga- and °māgra-bhū). brahmāvarta ब्रह्मावर्त m. ‘the holy land’, N. of the country situated between the rivers Sarasvatī and Dṛṣadvatī to the N.W. of Hastinā-pura, [Mn. ii, 17]; [19]; [AV.Pariś.] &c. ([IW. 209]) N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.] (also -tīrtha n., [Cat.]) of a son of Ṛṣabha, [BhP.] brahmādhigama ब्रह्माधिगम m. devotion to sacred study or the Veda (also °mana n., [W.]) brahmādijātā ब्रह्मादिजाता brahmādi-jātā f. the river Go-dāvarī, [L.] (v.l. °mādri-j°). brahmānandin ब्रह्मानन्दिन् m. N. of man or author brahmāvabodha ब्रह्मावबोध m. N. of wk. (also -viveka-sindhu, m.) brahmāyatana ब्रह्मायतन n. a temple of Brahmā, [Var.] brahmādiśīrṣa ब्रह्मादिशीर्ष brahmādi-śīrṣa m. or n. (?) N. of a place, [Cat.] brahmādrijātā ब्रह्माद्रिजाता brahmādri-jātā f. See °mādi-jātā. brahmālaṃkāra ब्रह्मालंकार m. the ornament of Brahmā, [KauṣUp.] brahmānandīya ब्रह्मानन्दीय brahmānan°dīya n. N. of wk. brahmādhigamana ब्रह्माधिगमन n., devotion to sacred study or the Veda, [W.] brahmādhigamika ब्रह्माधिगमिक brahmādhiga°mika mfn. relating to it, [Mn. ii, 64.] brahmāṇīmantra ब्रह्माणीमन्त्र brahmāṇī—mantra m. a partic. verse or formula, [MārkP.] brahmāṇḍakalpa ब्रह्माण्डकल्प brahmāṇḍa—kalpa m. N. of Tāntric wk. brahmāyatanīya ब्रह्मायतनीय brahmāya°tanīya mf(A)n. leaning on or supported by Brāhmans, [Lāṭy.] brahmāṇḍakapāla ब्रह्माण्डकपाल brahmāṇḍa—kapāla m. the skull or hemisphere of the world, the inhabited earth, [Hcar.] brahmāṇḍakaṭāha ब्रह्माण्डकटाह brahmāṇḍa—kaṭāha m., [Āryabh.], Sch. brahmāṇḍapurāṇa ब्रह्माण्डपुराण brahmāṇḍa—purāṇa n. N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas (so called as revealed by Brahmā and containing an account of the egg of Brahmā and the future Kalpas.; cf. [IW. 514]; [521]) brahmāṇḍatantra ब्रह्माण्डतन्त्र brahmāṇḍa—tantra n. N. of Tāntric wk. brahmāñjalikṛta ब्रह्माञ्जलिकृत brahmāñjali—kṛta mfn. one who has joined the hands hands in token of homage to the V°, [ib.] [70]; [ĀśvGṛ.] &c. brahmākṣaramaya ब्रह्माक्षरमय brahmākṣara—maya mf(I)n. consisting of sacred syllables, [Hariv.] brahmānandagiri ब्रह्मानन्दगिरि brahmānanda—giri m. N. of man or author brahmāstrakalpa ब्रह्मास्त्रकल्प brahmāstra—kalpa m. N. of wk. brahmāvalībhāṣya ब्रह्मावलीभाष्य brahmāvalī-bhāṣya n. N. of wk. brahmānandastava ब्रह्मानन्दस्तव brahmānanda—stava m. N. of wk. brahmānandavallī ब्रह्मानन्दवल्ली brahmānanda—vallī f. N. of wk. brahmānandayogin ब्रह्मानन्दयोगिन् brahmānanda—yogin m. N. of man or author brahmāstrakavaca ब्रह्मास्त्रकवच brahmāstra—kavaca m. n. N. of wk. brahmāvādanagara ब्रह्मावादनगर brahmā-vāda-nagara n. N. of a city, [Siṃhās.] brahmāvartatīrtha ब्रह्मावर्ततीर्थ brahmāvarta—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.] brahmāmṛtavarṣiṇī ब्रह्मामृतवर्षिणी brahmāmṛta—varṣiṇī f. N. of a Comm. on the Brahma-sūtras. brahmānandabhāratī ब्रह्मानन्दभारती brahmānanda—bhāratī m. N. of man or author brahmānandavilāsa ब्रह्मानन्दविलास brahmānanda—vilāsa m. N. of wk. brahmāsananiviṣṭa ब्रह्मासननिविष्ट brahmāsana—niviṣṭa mfn. seated in that posture, [Rājat.] brahmāstrapaddhati ब्रह्मास्त्रपद्धति brahmāstra—paddhati f. N. of wk. brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍodara ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदर brahmāṇḍa—bhāṇḍodara n. the interior of the vessel-like egg of Brahmā, [MW.] brahmānandayogīndra ब्रह्मानन्दयोगीन्द्र brahmānanda—yogīndra m. N. of man or author brahmāraṇyamāhātmya ब्रह्मारण्यमाहात्म्य brahmāraṇya—māhātmya n. N. of wk. brahmānandīyakhaṇḍana ब्रह्मानन्दीयखण्डन brahmānan°dīya-khaṇḍana n. N. of wk. brahmānandasarasvatī ब्रह्मानन्दसरस्वती brahmānanda—sarasvatī m. N. of man or author brahmāstrakāryasādhana ब्रह्मास्त्रकार्यसाधन brahmāstra—kārya-sādhana n. N. of wk. brahmānandaparamahaṃsa ब्रह्मानन्दपरमहंस brahmānanda—parama-haṃsa m. N. of man or author brahmāstravidhānapaddhati ब्रह्मास्त्रविधानपद्धति brahmāstra—vidhāna-paddhati f. N. of wk. brahmāvabodhavivekasindhu ब्रह्मावबोधविवेकसिन्धु brahmāvabodha—viveka-sindhu m. N. of wk. brahmānandasūtramuktāvali ब्रह्मानन्दसूत्रमुक्तावलि brahmānanda—sūtra-muktāvali f. N. of wk. brahmāstravidyāpūjāpaddhati ब्रह्मास्त्रविद्यापूजापद्धति brahmāstra—vidyā-pūjā-paddhati f. N. of wk. brahmāṇḍajñānamahārājatantra ब्रह्माण्डज्ञानमहाराजतन्त्र brahmāṇḍa—jñāna-mahārāja-tantra n. N. of Tāntric wk. brahmāṇḍayāmalepañcamīsādhana ब्रह्माण्डयामलेपञ्चमीसाधन brahmāṇḍa—yāmale pañcamī-sādhana n. N. of wk.