- The
Brahmanas (/ˈbrɑːmənəz/; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्, IAST: Brāhmaṇam) are
Vedic śruti
works attached to the
Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama...
- The
Shatapatha Brahmana (Sanskrit: शतपथब्राह्मणम्, lit. '
Brāhmaṇa of one
hundred paths', IAST: Śatapatha Brāhmaṇam,
abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary...
- has four
subdivisions – the
Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the
Brahmanas (commentaries on and
explanation of rituals,
ceremonies and sacrifices...
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Brahmin (/ˈbrɑːmɪn/; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized:
brāhmaṇa) is a
varna (caste)
within Hindu society. The
other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya...
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verses in Rigveda. The
middle layer includes the
Satapatha Brahmana, one of the
largest Brahmana texts in the
Vedic collection. The
youngest layer of Yajurveda...
- time
along with nimiṣa, kāṣṭhā, and kalā in the
Hindu calendar. In the
Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta
denotes a
division of time: 1/30 of a day, or a
period of 48...
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Sankhyayana Brahmana (Sanskrit: शाङ्खायनब्राह्मणम्) (Romanised: Sāṅkhyāyana
Brāhmaṇa) is an
ancient Brahmana text of Rigveda. It is also
called the Kau****aki...
- Yajurveda.
Along with the
Samhita layer of text, the
Samaveda includes Brahmana texts, and a
final layer of the text that
covers philosophical speculations...
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abstract spiritual concepts in the Upanishads. In the
Aranyaka and the
Brahmana layers of
Vedic texts, the
syllable is so
widespread and
linked to knowledge...
- The
Aitareya Brahmana (Sanskrit: ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण) is the
Brahmana of the
Shakala Shakha of the Rigveda, an
ancient Indian collection of
sacred hymns. This...
