brahmaRya a. [ brahmaRe hitaH ] 1 Relating to Brahma. 2 Relating to Brahman or the creator. 3 Relating to the acquisition of sacred knowledge, holy, pious. 4 Fit for a Brāhmaṇa. 5 Friendly or hospitable to a Brāhmaṇa. — RyaH 1 One wellversed in the Veda, Mv. 3. 26. 2 The mulberry tree. 3 The palm tree. 4 Munja grass. 5 The planet Saturn. 6 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 7 Of Kārtikeya. — RyA An epithet of Durgā. Comp. — devaH an epithet of Viṣṇu.