English Meaning of munja

Meaning of 'munja'

f (S) The ceremony of investing a young Brahman with the sacrificial thread. 2 m A grass (Saccharum munja) from the fibres of which is prepared the string which is worn around the loins during the ceremony of munja by the Brahman the subject of it, and until the ceremony of sodamunja (loosening of the munja) which is performed about sixteen years afterwards. 3 The string so prepared and worn.

Meaning of मुंज

f (S) The ceremony of investing a young Bráhman with the sacrificial thread. 2 m A grass (Saccharum munja) from the fibres of which is prepared the string which is worn around the loins during the ceremony of मुंज by the Bráhman the subject of it, and until the ceremony of सोडमुंज (loosening of the मुंज) which is performed about sixteen years afterwards. 3 The string so prepared and worn.

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