ब्राह्मण-ब्राह्मणी brāhmaṇ-brāhmaṇī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Brāhmaṇ and Brāhmaṇī, male and female Brahmin.

Usual translation

  1. Brahmin

Origin of the definition

ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇ (sanskrit)

(Hinduism) The first of the four castes in traditional Hindu social hierarchy whose main duty, as prescribed, was to study, to teach, to perform yagya and to subsist through alms.
(Brahma Kumaris) The mouth born child of Brahma.

ब्राह्मणी brāhmaṇī (sanskrit)

Brahmin sister, female Brahmin (in general).
Teacher who manages Baba's centre.
Brahmin sister who assist Dadijis and other elders.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

65 occurrences

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Created
Saturday 3 June 2023
Updated
Wednesday 1 November 2023