. à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤° à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¯ बà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤£ à¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤° शासनावलà¥: North Indian Brahmin Gotra Shasanvali. Brahman, also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit BrÄhmaá¹a (âPossessor of Brahmaâ), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India. A Brahmin is a member of the highest caste or varna in Hinduism. The word "gotra" means "lineage" in the Sanskrit language.Among those of the Brahmin caste, gotras are reckoned patrilineally.Each gotra takes the name of a famous Rishi or sage who was the patrilineal forebearer of that clan. At the birth, children get gotra from their father. if (jQuery) { The word Brahmin translates to âSupreme Selfâ or the first of the gods. Brahmin Sages and Branches (Gotras and Subcastes): In general, gotra denotes all persons who trace descent in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. The full affiliation of a brÄhamana consists of (1)gotra, (2)pravaras (3)sutra (of Kalpa), (4)shakha. Most sampradayas (sects) of modern Brahmins claim to take inspiration from the Vedas. The fact that people belong to a certain gotra says nothing about their domicile, original place of residence, mother tongue or family occupation, which can be known from than lower lever classification below gotra: pravaras, sutra (of Kalpa), shakha and Haritash,Indoria, Kavist, gautamasa 7 sages;gautama,ayasya,ousishya,oushaja,kankshvadana,bhriguridhdha,vaamadava:krishna yajurveda tiettereeya saakha, https://familypedia.wikia.org/wiki/Brahmin_gotra_system?oldid=1482978, By inter marriage with other sub-groups of the same, Suryadhwaja: Lakhi (Mehrishi), Soral, Binju, Kowsika: Vishwamitra,Aghavarshana,Kowsika, Kasyapa, Aavatsaara, Dev , Naidruva(Naitruva), Rebha, Raibha , Sandila, Saandilya, Naitruvakaasyapa: Kasyapa,Aavatsara,Naitruva, Kutchasa: Hatita, Ambarisha, Yuvanaswa, Mahandatha, Dharbapingala, Vatsa: Orva,Bhardwaj,Bhargava, Chyavana, Aapnavan, VedÄrtha-PÄrijata by SwÄmi KarpÄtri,Published by Sri RÄdhÄ Krishna Dhanuka PrakÄshan Sansthan,Calcutta,1979;(SañchÄlakas: VedasÄstra Research Centre, KedÄrghat, VÄrÄnasi). Brahmin is the highest Varna in Vedic Hinduism. var DISABLE_NAV_MORE=1; Brahmin Sages and Branches (Gotras and Subcastes) 11: In general, gotra denotes all persons w ho trace descent in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. else jQuery(initFlyouts) Brahmin (/ Ë b r ÉË m ɪ n /; Sanskrit: बà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤£) are a varna (class) in Hinduism.They specialised as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari), teachers (acharya or guru) and protectors of sacred learning across generations..