brAhmI 1 The personified female energy of Brahman. 2 Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech. 3 Speech. 4 A tale or narrative. 5 A pious usage or custom. 6 N. of the constellation Rohiṇī. 7 ( pb ) N. of Durgā. 8 A woman married according to the Brāhma form of marriage. 9 The wife of a Brāhmaṇa. 10 A kind of medicinal plant. 11 A kind of brass. 12 N. of a river. Comp. — kaMdaH a species of bulbous plant. — putraH the son of a Brāhmī, see above; Ms. 3. 27 , 37.