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brahmaññāya

brahmañña

nt dat sg of brahmañña (noun); fem instr sg of brahmañña (adj); masc dat sg of brahmañña (adj); fem dat sg of brahmañña (adj); …

1. devotion to Brahmans
2. Brahmanhood; being a true Brahman; being a holy person; lit. Brahman state
3. spiritual life; holy life; lit. Brahman state
4. Brahman; of the Brahman class; lit. Brahman state
5. devoted to Brahmans; respectful to priests; lit. Brahman state

Etymology. √brah > brāh + ma + *aṇa + ya; from √brah 'increase'; Sanskrit brāhmaṇya [bṛh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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