brahmacarin (brahmacārin)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: brahmacharin, brahmachari

Short Description: One who has had his upanayana (i.e formal initiation into Vedic study under a guru)

Long Description: One who has had his upanayana, that is, a student who lives with his ācārya to learn the Vedas and other subjects; celibate.