Examples of using Brahmins in English and their translations into Russian
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The brahmins and their ilk.
The Cabots are an old family… Boston brahmins.
In those days, Brahmins did not visit untouchables, even in their dreams.
The expert cooks are called Siyans,usually Brahmins.
He invited Brahmins from all over the country, and made generous donations to them.
It is carried out by Spiritual Teachers, Yogis,great brahmins.
Brahmins have had a large role in spreading Hinduism in Southeast Asia.
It is performed by Spiritual Teachers,Yogis and great Brahmins.
Ancient Hindu literature identified four varnas: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
And of these there are two classes, some of them called Sramanas("Σαρμάναι"),and others Brahmins"Βραφμαναι.
On 31 May 1855 more than 1 lakh Brahmins were invited from different parts of the country to grace the auspicious occasion.
This led to the emigration of many Brahmins to the South.
The King Adisura invited Brahmins and other upper class Hindus to Bengal, amongst whom was the kayastha Purushottam.
When Kashmir had been drained,Kashyapa asked Brahmins to settle there.
The Brahmins had the most power; their duties were to guide, direct and create awareness of social values in society, perform ritual activities, etc.
Some Nair women also practiced hypergamy with Nambudiri Brahmins from the Malabar region.
As the Brahmins of Pune boycotted the Peshwa family due to Bajirao's relations with Mastani, Chimaji Appa and Nanasaheb resolved to force the separation of Bajirao and Mastani in early 1740.
In 1911, for example, Bengali Kayasthas and Bengali Brahmins owned 40% of all the Indian-owned mills, mines and factories in Bengal.
They are now"thoroughly Bengali": they worship Kali as their primary deity, andare regarded as Brahmins by others in the village.
This was done by removing the"most important" parts of them, although the brahmins have provided the transfer of the main key"among the initiated," so that they could understand the remainder of the text.
Sakthan Thampuran laid the modern foundation stone of Thrissur and made the city into a major financial and commercial hub of South India,by inviting Syrian Christian families and Brahmins from adjoining areas.
This king is mentioned by Manu as having come into conflict with the Brahmins, and his story is repeated several times with variations in different parts of the Mahabharata as well as in the Puranas.
This study documented that out of the total sample of commercial sex workers, 43% belong to hill ethnic groups(Gurung, Magar, Rai, Limbu, Tamang, Lama and Sherpa)as compared to Chhetri(33%) and Brahmins 9.8.
They divided human evolution into four concentric circles:that of the men of knowledge(Brahmins), who lived at the beginning of humanity, in the“age of truth”;
The high caste rural Hindu Rajputs and Brahmins of this region, known as Purbiyas(Hindi, lit."easterners"), had been recruited by Mughal Empire armies for two hundred years; the East India Company continued this practice for the next 75 years, with these soldiers comprising up to eighty per cent of the Bengal army.
The people of North India mostly belong to the Indo-Aryan ethno linguistic branch, and include various ethnic groups such as Brahmins, Rajputs, Banias, Jats, Ahirs, Gurjars, Kolis, Khatris, Kambojs and Dalits.
To us this is merely a poetical image andits sense is that the Brahmins were the men of knowledge, the Kshatriyas the men of power, the Vaishyas the producers and support of society, the Shudras its servants.
By the end of the 14th century the vast majority of the kashmir had become Muslim, although the Brahmins still maintained their traditional roles as the learned administrators until the accession of Sikandar Butshikan.
The Theosophical Glossary provides the following description:"Kalki Avatar(Skt.) meaning"the White Horse Avatar",will be the last manvantaric incarnation of Vishnu, according to the Brahmins; of Maitreya Buddha, agreeably to Northern Buddhists; of Sosiosh, the last hero and Saviour of Zoroastrians, as claimed by Parsis; and of the Faithful and True on the white horse Revelation, XIX, 2.
No brahmin followed the rule that he has made for women.
