Brahman (not to be confused with Brahmin or Brahma) refers to the state of reality and the infinite nature of the universe.
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Brahman Term Timeline in Mahabharata
The timeline below shows where the term Brahman appears in Mahabharata. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6. Bhishma
...free of attachments will have their karma “dissolved.” Sacrifice can be a way to find brahman.
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Krishna explains more, saying that it’s better to act than to renounce action, since brahman requires action. What’s more, inaction doesn’t create karma, and so it doesn’t help an individual...
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Krishna explains many more topics to Arjuna, including how brahman is the womb into which he places his seed. He says all of worldly existence...
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Chapter 14. The Horse Sacrifice
...the concept of “I.” A person who removes all doubts can reach a state of brahman.
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