vipraH [ vap-ran pfzo °ata itvam ; Uṇ. 2. 28 ] 1 A Brāhmaṇa; see the quotations under brAhmaRa . 2 A sage, wise man. 3 The Aśvattha tree. 4 (In prosody) A foot of four short syllables. 5 A singer of hymns, praiser. Comp. — fziH = brahmaziMH q. v. — kAzWaM the cotton-plant. — priyaH the Palāśa tree. — samAgamaH a concourse or synod of Brāhmaṇas. — svaM the property of a Brāhmaṇa.