ब्राह्मी [ brāhmī ] [ brāhmī ] f. ( of [ brāhmá ] q.v.) the Śakti or personified energy of Brahmā (regarded as one of the 8 Mātṛis or divine mothers of created beings ; in Lit. MBh. ix , 2655 they are said to attend Skanda) Lit. L.

  speech or the goddess of speech (= Sarasvatī) Lit. MBh. i , 19

  N. of Durgā Lit. DevīP.

  the wife of a Brāhman Lit. W.

  (in music) N. of a Mūrchanā Lit. Saṃgīt.

  a religious practice , pious usage ( [ °myā ] ind. according to pious usage) Lit. R.

  a woman married according to the Brāhma rite Lit. Gaut. Lit. Vishṇ. ( cf. [ -putra ] ) , the constellation Rohiṇi Lit. L.

  a female fish or frog Lit. W.

  a species of ant Lit. L.

  N. of various plants (Clerodendrum Siphonantus , Ruta Graveolens , Enhydra Hingcha ) Lit. L.

  a kind of brass Lit. L.

  N. of a river Lit. Śatr.

  ( with [ saṃhitā ] ) N. of wk.

  [ brāhmyā ] ind. , see [ brāhmī ] , according to pious usage