As a deity name
Name 75 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 565 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 450 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 71 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
ब्रह्मण्य · adj
ब्राह्मणनिष्ठ । ब्राह्मणों पर श्रद्धा रखनेवाला · ब्रह्म या ब्रह्मा संबंधी — Śabdasāgara
ब्रह्मण्य · noun · masculine
तुत का पेड़ । शहतुत · वेद में पूणतः निष्णान व्यक्ति (को॰) · ताल वृक्ष (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
ब्रह्मण्य · brahmaṇya · s.m.
= brāhmaṇya, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 151
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans, religious, pious, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "brahmaṇya" is the vocative of "brahmaṇyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. brahmaṇya Nom. P. ˚yati (only pr. p. ˚yat) to pray, be devout or religious, RV.
2. brahmaṇya mfn. relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans, religious, pious, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
brahmaṇya m. N. of Kārttikeya, MBh.
of the planet Saturn, W.
the mulberry tree, L.
brahmaṇyā (ā), f. N. of Durgā, L.
Alternative readings
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