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Meaning of "Brahmanacchamsi>"

Word

Brahmanacchamsi

Sanskrit

ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन्

IAST

brāhmaṇācchaṃsin

In General

A priest who assists the Brahman or one of the chief priest at a sacrifice

Veda

The first assistant of Brahma priest in yajna. He is also called dvitiyi or ardhi and he gets the dakshina half of what Brahman get.

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