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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> <br /> In [[Hindu philosophy]], &#039;&#039;&#039;Brahmavadini&#039;&#039;&#039; (&quot;women ascetics&quot;), are women who strive for the highest philosophical knowledge of [[Brahman]], that is, those who strive for greater universal consciousness. This is opposed to a &#039;&#039;Sadyovadhu&#039;&#039;, who is normally a sage&#039;s wife, and dedicated to domesticity and the welfare of her family. The Sanskrit word &#039;&#039;brahmavadini&#039;&#039; is the female equivalent of &#039;&#039;brahmavadi&#039;&#039;. According to [[Monier Monier-Williams|Monier-Williams]]’s &#039;&#039;Sanskrit-English Dictionary&#039;&#039;, &quot;brahmavādín&quot; means ‘discoursing on sacred texts, a defender or expounder of the &#039;&#039;Veda&#039;&#039;, one who asserts that all things are to be identified with Brahman’. It doesn&#039;t mean &quot;one who speaks like God&quot;. <br /> <br /> ==Notable Brahmavadini==<br /> Notable Brahmavadini include: Vak Ambhrini, [[Lopamudra]], [[Vishwawara]], [[Sikta]], [[Ghosha]], and [[Maitreyi]]. [[Lopamudra]] was the wife of the sage [[Agastya]].&lt;ref name=&quot;about_vedic_women&quot;/&gt; A hymn in the [[Rigveda]] is attributed to her. <br /> <br /> Maitreyi, the wife of [[Yajnavalkya]], is accredited with about ten hymns in [[Rig Veda]]&lt;ref name=&quot;about_vedic_women&quot;&gt;{{cite web<br /> |title=Vedic Women: Loving, Learned, Lucky!<br /> |url=http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa031601c.htm<br /> |accessdate=2006-12-24<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Two &#039;&#039;sukta&#039;&#039;s (hymns) of the tenth &#039;&#039;Mandala&#039;&#039; (book) of [[Rigveda]], 39 and 40, each containing 14 verses, have been attributed to Ghosha.&lt;ref name=&quot;about_vedic_women&quot;/&gt; The first hymn praises the [[Ashvins]]. The second hymn is a personal wish expressing her intimate feelings and desires for married life.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[History of education in the Indian subcontinent]]<br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Ancient Indian writers]]<br /> [[Category:Ancient Indian women writers]]</div>

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