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title: brahman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brahman» in the school dictionary: In Hinduism, Brahman is the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything; Hindus believe all gods and all things come from Brahman. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brahman

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**Who acts:** Brahman, Hindus, things, teacher, Brahmin priests, Brahman cattle · **What happens:** be, believe, come, spell, find, explain · **To what, where:** one ultimate reality, Hinduism, gods, Brahman, member, breed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«brahman» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [brahman in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brahman.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Hindu belief — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything; Hindus believe all gods and all things come from Brahman.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:m1:1
# text = In Hinduism, Brahman is the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything; Hindus believe all gods and all things come from Brahman.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	ultimate	ultimate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	supreme	supreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	det	_	_
22	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
23	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Brahman | the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything |  | Hinduism |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Hindus | all gods |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come** | present | all things |  |  | Brahman |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from brahman=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the highest priestly group (caste) in traditional Hindu society; also spelled Brahmin.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:m2:1
# text = A member of the highest priestly group (caste) in traditional Hindu society; also spelled Brahmin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	priestly	priestly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	caste	caste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	traditional	traditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	also	also	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
18	Brahmin	Brahmin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | participle · passive |  | a member of the highest priestly group in traditional Hindu society |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme brahmin=Manner |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breed of cattle with a big hump on its shoulders, found in India, the USA and Australia.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:m3:1
# text = A breed of cattle with a big hump on its shoulders, found in India, the USA and Australia.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | participle · passive |  | a breed of cattle with a big hump on breed's shoulders |  | India and the USA and Australia |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hindus believe Brahman is in everything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x1:1
# text = Hindus believe Brahman is in everything.
1	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Hindus |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | Brahman |  |  | everything |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher explained that Brahman is not the same as the god Brahma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x2:1
# text = Our teacher explained that Brahman is not the same as the god Brahma.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	Brahma	Brahma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Brahman |  |  |  |  | as the god; same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brahmin priests lead prayers at the temple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x3:1
# text = Brahmin priests lead prayers at the temple.
1	Brahmin	brahmin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lead	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	prayers	prayer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | Brahmin priests | prayers |  | the temple |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme at temple=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brahman cattle have a hump and big floppy ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x4:1
# text = Brahman cattle have a hump and big floppy ears.
1	Brahman	brahman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	floppy	floppy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Brahman cattle | a hump and big floppy ears |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hump=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers in Queensland raise Brahman cattle because they cope with the heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x5:1
# text = Farmers in Queensland raise Brahman cattle because they cope with the heat.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Queensland	Queensland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	raise	raise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Brahman	Brahman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cope	cope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | present | Farmers in Queensland | Brahman cattle |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme |
| 2 | **cope** | present | Farmers *= farmer* |  |  |  |  | with the heat | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with heat=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Hindus see their gods as faces of the one Brahman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x6:1
# text = Many Hindus see their gods as faces of the one Brahman.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	Brahman	brahman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Many Hindus | Hindus's gods |  |  |  | as faces of the one Brahman | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus as face=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By chance a poor Brahman came by.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brahman:x7:1
# text = By chance a poor Brahman came by.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Brahman	brahman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come by** | past | a poor Brahman |  |  |  |  | by chance | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by chance=Location |

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