brahmana

noun3

1. •
   A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.
2. •
   The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
3. •
   A brahmin; a member of the brahmana.

   • "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")