dvija

[ dvee-jah ]

/ ˈdvi dʒɑ /

noun Hinduism.

a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas.

Origin of dvija

From Sanskrit

Words nearby dvija

Dvapara Yuga, DVD, DVD-A, DVD writer, DVI, dvija, Dvina, Dvina Bay, Dvinsk, DVLA, D.V.M.

Example sentences from the Web for dvija

Every young Dvija must become a pupil of a Brahman (Brahmacharin) after being invested with the girdle.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker
By its performance he becomes Dvija or twice-born, and the highest importance is attached to the change or initiation.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
The Çudra who is guilty of adultery with the wife of a Dvija must die, if she was watched; if not, he loses his sexual organs.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker

单词	dvija
释义	dvija [ dvee-jah ] / ˈdvi dʒɑ / noun Hinduism. a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas. Origin of dvija From Sanskrit Words nearby dvija Dvapara Yuga, DVD, DVD-A, DVD writer, DVI, dvija, Dvina, Dvina Bay, Dvinsk, DVLA, D.V.M. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dvija Every young Dvija must become a pupil of a Brahman (Brahmacharin) after being invested with the girdle. The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)\|Max Duncker By its performance he becomes Dvija or twice-born, and the highest importance is attached to the change or initiation. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India\|R. V. Russell The Çudra who is guilty of adultery with the wife of a Dvija must die, if she was watched; if not, he loses his sexual organs. The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)\|Max Duncker
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