noun

1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)

2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).

   “"'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")”

3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Synonyms: brahman, brahmin