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ब्रह्माञ्जलि

   { brahmāñjali }
Script: Devanagari

ब्रह्माञ्जलि

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
BRAHMĀÑJALI   When a disciple stands before his teacher he should have both his arms folded. Folding both arms in this way is called Brahmāñjali. [Manusmṛti, Chapter 2] .

ब्रह्माञ्जलि

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
ब्रह्माञ्जलि  m. m. joining the hollowed hands while repeating the वेद, [Mn. ii, 71]

ब्रह्माञ्जलि

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
ब्रह्माञ्जलि  m.  (-लिः)
   1. Joining both hands together, whilst reading the Vedas, either as an act of humility or to mark the accentuation of the Sāma-Veda.
   2. Paying obeisance to the spiritual preceptor at the beginning or end of a lecture.
   E. ब्रह्म the Vedas and अञ्चलि the hands joined.
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ब्रह्म अञ्चलि

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