jñāna

Sanskrit jñāna (406)

     According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word jñāna refers to “knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, the higher knowledge; knowledge about anything, cognizance; and conscience.” It is derived from the root jñā, meaning “to know, have knowledge, become acquainted with; perceive, apprehend, understand; experience, recognise, ascertain, investigate; to acknowledge, approve, allow; to remember; to make known, announce, teach anything; to wish for information about; and to wish to make known or inform.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root kaṇ through the transformation of kaṇ > jñā > jñāna. The following words, related to the Sanskrit root jña, also originate from Tamil kaṇ.

jñá, “knowing, familiar with; intelligent, having a soul, wise, a wise and learned man; the planet Mercury.” jñá-tā, “intelligence, knowledge of.” jñá-tva, “intelligence.” jñáṃ-manya, “thinking one’s self wise.” jñá-ṡakti, “the intellectual faculty.” jñaptá, “instructed.” jñapti, “understanding, apprehension, ascertainment of; the exercise of the intellectual faculty, intelligence.” jñaptika, “understanding, apprehension, ascertainment of; the exercise of the intellectual faculty, intelligence.” jñātá, “known, ascertained, comprehended, perceived, understood; known as.” jñātá-kulīna, “belonging to a known family.” jñātá-tā, “the being known or understood.” jñātá-nandana, “son of the Jñāta family.” jñātá-putra, “son of the Jñāta family.” jñātá-mātre, “on its being merely ascertained.” jñātá-sarvasva, “all-knowing.” jñātá-siddhânta, “completely versed in any science.” jñātaka, “known.” jñātavya, “to be known or understood or investigated or inquired after; perceptible; to be considered as.” jñāti, “intimately acquainted, a near relation.” jñāti-karman, “the act or duty of a kinsman.” jñāti-kārya, “the act or duty of a kinsman.” jñāti-tva, “consanguinity, relationship.” jñāti-prāya, “chiefly destined for kinsmen.” jñāti-bheda, “dissension among relatives.” jñātṛi, “one who knows or understands, a knower; an acquaintance.” jñāti-tva, “knowledge.” jñāteya, “affinity, kindred sentiments.” jñātra, “the intellectual faculty.” jñāna -kāṇḍa, “that portion of the Veda which relates to knowledge of the one Spirit.” jñāna-ketu, “having marks of intelligence.” jñāna-gamya, “attainable by the understanding.” jñāna-garbha, “filled with knowledge; of a scholar.” jñāna-gūha, “concealing the understanding.” jñāna-ghana, “pure or mere knowledge or intellect.” jñāna-cakshus, “the eye of intelligence, inner eye, intellectual vision; seeing with the inner eye.” jñāna-tattva, “true knowledge.” jñāna-tapas, “penance consisting in striving to attain knowledge.” jñāna-tas, “knowingly.” jñāna-tva, “the being knowledge.” jñāna-da, “an imparter of knowledge.” jñāna-datta, “given by knowledge.” jñāna-darpaṇa, “mirror of knowledge.” jñāna-darṡana, “supreme knowledge.” jñāna-dīpa, “the lamp of knowledge.” jñāna-dīrgha, “far knowing.” jñāna-durbala, “deficient in knowledge.” jñāna-niṡcaya, “certainty, ascertainment.” jñāna-nishṭha, “engaged in cultivating true knowledge.” jñāna-pati, “the lord of knowledge.” jñāna-para, “wholly devoted to knowledge of Spirit.” jñāna-pātra, “knowledge-vessel, a man famous through knowledge.” jñāna-pāvana, “purifying knowledge.” jñāna-pūrva, “preceded by knowledge, well considered.” jñāna-parkāṡa, “knowledge-illumination.” jñāna-prabha, “brilliant with knowledge.” jñāna-pravāda, “lecture on knowledge.” jñāna-prasthāna, “method of knowledge.” jñāna-bodhinī, “awakening knowledge.” jñāna-bhāskara, “sun of knowledge.” jñāna-maṇḍapa, “knowledge-temple.” jñāna-maya, “consisting of knowledge.” jñāna-mūrti, “knowledge personified.” jñāna-yoga, “the Yoga as based on the acquisition of true knowledge.” jñāna-rāja, “king of knowledge.” jñāna-lakihaṇā, “knowledge-marked, intuitive knowledge of anything actually not perceivable by the senses.” jñāna-vat, “knowing; endowed with knowledge or science, intelligent, wise, having spiritual knowledge; possessing knowledge.” jñāna-vāpī, “knowledge-pool.” jñāna-vijñāna, “miscellaneous knowledge.” jñāna-vibhūtigarbha, “filled with superhuman knowledge.” jñāna-vṛiddha, “advanced in knowledge.” jñāna-ṡakti, “intellectual faculty.” jñāna-mat, “possessing intellectual faculty.” jñāna-sambhāra, “a great amount of knowledge.” jñāna-sāgara, “knowledge-ocean.” jñāna-jñānâkara, “knowledge-mine.” jñāna-jñānâgni, “knowledge-fire, distinction between good and bad.” jñāna-jñānânanda, “joy of knowledge.” jñāna-jñānâmṛita, “knowledge nectar.” jñāna-jñānârṇava, “knowledge-ocean, a wise man.” jñāna-jñānêndriya, “knowledge-organ, an organ of sensation.” jñānin, “knowing, endowed with knowledge or intelligence, wise, knowing the higher knowledge or knowledge of spirit; a fortune teller, astrologer; possessing religious wisdom, a sage.” jñānīya, “to wish for knowledge.” jñāpaka, “causing to know, teaching, designing, informing, suggesting; a master of requests; an expression or rule giving particular information, precept.” jñāpana, “making known, suggesting.” jñāpanīya, “to be made known as.” jñāpita, “informed; made known, known by; taught; instructed in.” jñāpya, “to be made known.” jñīpsā, “asking for information.” jñīpsyamāna, “being desired to be informed.” jñeya, “to be known; to be learnt or understood or ascertained or investigated or perceived or inquired about.” jñeya-jña, “understanding what it to be understood; the mind.” jñeya-tā, “intelligibleness.” a-jña, “not knowing; ignorant, inexperienced; unconscious; unwise.” jñeya-tā or jñeya-tva, “ignorance.” ajñakā or ajñikā, “an ignorant woman.” a'jñāta, “unknown; unexpected; unaware.” a’-jñātam, “without the knowledge of.” jñeya-kulaṡīla, “whose lineage and character are unknown.” jñeya-keta, “having unknown or secret designs.” jñeya-bhukta, “eaten unawares.” jñeya-yakshmá, “an unknown or hidden disease.” jñeya-vāsa, “whose dwelling is unknown.” jñeya-ṡīla, “whose character is unknown.” ajñātaka, “unknown.” a-jñāti, “not a kinsman, not related.” a-jñātvā, “not having known or ascertained.” a-jñāna, “non-cognizance; ignorance, (in philosophy) spiritual.” a-jñāna-kṛita, “done inadvertently.” a-jñāna-tas, “unawares, inadvertently.” a-jñāna-tā or a-jñāna-tva, “ignorance.” a-jñāna-bandhana, “the bond of ignorance.” a-jñānin, “ignorant, unwise.” ajñeya, “unknowable, unfit to be known.” anu-√jñā, “to permit, grant, allow, consent; to excuse, forgive; to authorize.” anu-jñapti, “authorization, permission.” anu-jñā, “assent, assenting, permission; leave to depart; allowance made for faults; an order or command.” anu-jña-prārthanā or anujñâishaṇā, “asking permission, taking leave.” anu-jñāta, “assented to, permitted, allowed; ordered, directed, instructed; accepted; authorized, honoured; allowed to depart, dismissed.” anu-jñāpaka, “one who commands or enjoins.” abhi-√jñā, abhi-jānāti, and abhi-nīte, “to recognize, perceive, know, be or become aware of; to acknowledge, agree to, own; to remember.” abhi-jña, “knowing, skilful, clever; understanding, conversant with; remembrance, recollection; supernatural science or faculty of a Buddha.” abhi-tā or abhi-tva, “the knowledge of.” abhi-jñāna, “remembrance, recollection; knowledge; ascertainment; a sign or token of remembrance; any sign or token serving as a proof for.” abhi-pattra, “certificate.” abhi-ṡakuntala, “title of a play of Kālidāsa.” abhi-jñāpaka, “making known.” abhi-vijñapta, “notified, made known.” abhi-vi-jñāya, “being aware of, perceiving.” an-abhijña, “unacquainted with, ignorant.” ava-√jñā, “to disesteem, have a low opinion of, despise, treat with contempt.” ava-jñā, “contempt, disesteem, disrespect; with disregard, indifferently.” avajñôpahata, “treated with contempt, humiliated.” ava-jñāta, “despised, disrespected; given with contempt.” ava-jñeya, “to be contemned, disesteemed.” á-vijānat, “not understanding or knowing, ignorant.” a-vijña, “ignorant.” a-vijña-tā, “ignorance.” a-vijñāta, “unknown; indistinct, doubtful; not noticed, passed unawares.” a-vijña-gati, “whose course is unknown.” a-vijña-gada, “speaking unintelligibly.” a-vijñātṛi, “not perceiving; ignorant.” a-vijñāna, “not having any information; no knowledge, without knowing, unawares.” a-vijña-tva, “undiscernibleness.” a-vijña-vat, “not possessing knowledge.” avijñeya, “undistinguishable, undiscernible.” ā-√jñā, “to mind, perceive notice, understand.” ā-jñāpta, “ordered, commanded.” ā-jñapti, “command.” ā-jñā, “order, command; authority, unlimited power.” ā-jña-kara, “executing an order.” ā-jña-kārin, “one who executes orders, a minister.” ā-jña-cakra, “a mystical circle or diagram (one of the six described by the Tantras).” ā-jña-dāna, “giving an order.” ā-jña-pattra, “a written order, edict.” ā-jña-parigraha, “receiving an order.” ā-jña-pālana, “guarding; executing the orders.” ā-jña-pratighāta, “disobedience, insubordination.” ā-jña-bhaṅga, “breaking; not executing an order.” ā-jña-vaha, “one who obeys orders, a minister.” ā-jña-sampādin, “executing orders, submissive.” ā-jñatṛi, “one who directs.” ā-jñāna, “noticing, perceiving.” ā-jñāpaka, “giving orders.” ā-jñāpana, “ordering, commanding.” ā-jñāpita, “ordered, commanded.” ā-jñāpya, “to be directed or commanded by; expecting an order from.” ā-jñāya, “having noticed or perceived; having heard.” ā-jñāyin, “perceiving.” ud-ghāṭita-jña, “wise, intelligent.” upa-√jñā, “to ascertain, excogitate, invent, find out, hit upon.” upa-jijñāsu, “wishing to know or to become acquainted with.” upa-jijñāsyà, “to be excogitated or found out; enigmatical.” upa-jñā, “knowledge found out or invented by one’s self, untaught or primitive knowledge, invention; invented or first taught by, unknown before.” u'pa-jñāta, “excogitated, invented, found out; ascertained by one’s self, unknown before.” kālá-jña, “knowing the fixed times or seasons.” kālá-jñāna, “knowledge of the fixed times or seasons.” kālá-jñānin, “knowing the fixed times or seasons.” gandhá-jñā, “knowing odours, the nose.” jijñāpayishu, “wishing to make known.” jijñāsana, “desire of knowing, investigation.” jijñāsita, “investigated, inquired.” jijñāsitavya, “to be investigated.” jijñāsu, “desirous of knowing, inquiring into, examining, testing.” jīvitá-jña, “knowing life, an artery.” daiva-jña or daivá-jña, “knowing fate or men’s destinies.” dosha-jña, “knowing the faults of; knowing what is evil or to be avoided, prudent, wise.” dhárma-jña, “knowing the law or what is right.” dhárma-jñāna, “knowledge of law or duty.” pañca-jñāna, “possessing fivefold knowledge.” pra-√jñā, “to know, understand, discern, distinguish, know about, be acquainted with.” pra-já-jñi, “knowing, conversant with.” pra-jña, “wise, prudent; knowing.” prajñapti, “teaching, information, instruction; an appointment, agreement, engagement; arrangement.” pra-jña-kauṡika, “name of a teacher acquainted with the magical art called Prajñapti.” pra-jña-vādin, “name of a Buddhist school.” pra-jña-jñāta, “known, understood, found out, discerned, known as, well-known.” prajñātavya, “to be known, discernible.” prajñāti, “knowing the way to.” prajñātṛi, “one who knows the way.” prajñāna, “prudent, wise; easily known; knowledge, wisdom, intelligence.” pra-jña-ghaná, “nothing but knowledge.” pra-jña-saṃtati, “a train of thought.” pra-jñanânanda, pra-jñanâṡrama, and pra-jñanêndra, “name of authors.” pra-jñajñāpana, “statement, assertion.” prajñāpanīya or prajñāpayitavya, “to be asserted.” pra-jñāpita, “betrayed, disclosed.” pra-jñā, “wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, discrimination, judgment; a clever or sensible woman; Wisdom personified as the goddess of arts and eloquence.” pra-jñā-kara, “name of a Buddhist scholar and of Scholar on Nalôd.” pra-jñā-kāya, “name of Mañju-ṡri Buddh.” pra-jñā-kūṭa, “name of a Bodhi-sattva.” pra-jñā-koṡa, “name of a man.” pra-jñā-gupta, “protected by understanding; name of a Buddhist scholar.” pra-jñā-ghana, “nothing but intelligence.” pra-jñā-cakshus, “the eye of understanding; mind-eyed, wise, intelligent.” pra-jñā-candra, “moon of wisdom, name of a scholar.” pra-jñāḍhya, “rich in wisdom.” pra-jñā-tman, “one whose nature is wisdom, being all wisdom.” pra-jñāditya, “sun of wisdom, name applied to a very clever man.” pra-jñā-deva, “god of wisdom, name of a scholar.” pra-jñāntaka, “destroyer of wisdom.” pra-jñā-pāramitā, “perfection in wisdom.” pra-jñā-pêta, “destitute of wisdom or knowledge.” pra-jñā-prakāṡa, “name of work.” pra-jñā-pratibhāsita, “illumined by wisdom.” pra-jñā-bhadra, “excelling in wisdom.” pra-jñā-maya, “made or consisting of wisdom or understanding.” pra-jñā-mātrā, “an element of cognition, organ of sense.” pra-jñā-vat, “wise, knowing, shrewd, intelligent.” pra-jñā-varman, “having wisdom for armour.” pra-jñā-vāda, “a word of wisdom.” pra-jñā-vṛiddha, “old in wisdom or knowledge.” pra-jñā-sahāya, “having wisdom for a companion, wise, intelligent.” pra-jñā-sāgara, “sea of wisdom.” pra-jñā-hīna, “destitute of wisdom, ignorant, silly, unwise.” prajñāla, “wise, prudent.” prati-√jñā, “to admit, own, acknowledge, acquiesce in.” pratijñā, “admission, acknowledgment, assent, agreement, promise, vow.” pra-jñā-ntara, “a subsequent proposition on failure of the first.” pra-jñā-pattra or pra-jñātraka, “a promissory note, a written contract, bond.” pra-jñā-paripālana, “adherence to a promise, keeping one’s word.” pra-jñā-pāraga, “one who keeps his word.” pra-jñā-pāraṇa, “fulfilment of a vow.” pra-jñāpūrvakam, “so as to begin with the plaint.” pra-jñā-bhaṅga, “breach of a promise.” pra-jñā-bhīru, “apprehensive of breaking a promise.” pra-jñā-lakshaṇa, “the characteristic of a proposition.” pra-jñā-vāda and pra-jñā-vādârtha, “name of works.” pra-jñā-virodha, “contradiction between a logical proposition and the argument; acting contrary to a promise or agreement.” pra-jñā-vivāhita, “promised in marriage, betrothed.” pra-jñāsaṃnyāsa, “abandonment of one’s own proposition.” pra-jñā-sūtra, “name of Pariṡ, on the white Yajur-veda.” pra-jñā-hāni, “giving up a proposition or argument.” prati-jñāta, “admitted, acknowledged.” pratijñātavya, “to be promised or assented to.” pratijñāna, “admission, assertion, assent, agreement, promise.” pratijñāpita, “betrayed.” pratijñeya, “to be promised or assented to; a panegyrist, herald, bard.” prā-jña, “intellectual; intelligent, wise, clever; a wise or learned man; intelligence dependent on individuality; intelligence, understanding, the wife of a learned man.” prā-kathā, “a story about a wise man.” prā-tva, “wisdom, learning, intelligence.” prābhūta-nātha, “name of a poet.” prā-māna, “respect for learned me.” brahma-jña, “possessing sacred knowledge, knowing the sacred text, spiritually wise, holy.” brahma-jñāna, “divine or sacred knowledge; spiritual wisdom.” mano-jña, “agreeable to the mind; a pleasant spot.” mántra-jña, “knowing.” vi√jña-jānāti and vi√jña-jānīte, “to distinguish, discern, observe, investigate, recognize, ascertain, know, understand; to have right knowledge; to become wise or learned; to hear or learn from.” vi√jña-jñāyate, “to be distinguished or discerned.” vi√jña-jñapayati or vi√jña-jñāpayati, “to make known, declare, report, communicate.” vi-jāna, “name of a man.” vi√jñajānaka, “knowing, familiar with.” vi√jñajānat, “understanding, knowing; a wise man, sage.” vi√jñajānatā, “cleverness, shrewdness.” vi-jijñāpayishā, “desire of teaching or instructing.” vi-jijñǎsā, “desire of knowing distinctly, wish to prove or try, inquiry about.” vijijñāsitavya, “wished or intended to be known or understood.” vijijñāsu, “desirous of knowing or understanding; wishing to learn from.” vi-jña, “knowing, intelligent, wise, clever; a wise man, sage; wisdom, skill, cleverness.” vi-jñapta, “made known, reported, informed.” vijñapti, “information, report, address (to a superior), request, entreaty of.” vijñaptikā, “a request, solicitation.” vijñapya, “to be apprised or informed.” vi-jñāta, “discerned, understood, known; celebrated, famous.” vijñātavya, “to be recognized or known or understood; to be found out; to be regarded or considered as; to be inferred or conjectured with certainty.” vijñāti, “knowledge, understanding.” vijñātṛi, “one who knows, a knower, understander.” vi-jñāna, “the act of distinguishing or discerning, understanding, comprehending, recognising, intelligence, and knowledge.” vijñānanā, “perceiving, understanding.” vijñānin, “having intelligence or knowledge or science, clever, skilful, a specialist.” vijñānīya, “treating of the science or doctrine of.” vi-jñāpaka, “who or what makes known; an informant, instructor.” vijñāpana, “information, communication, address, request, entreaty.” vijñāpaniya, “to be made known, to be communicated; to be (respectfully) informed or apprised; fit to be taught or instructed.” vijñāpin, “announcing; telling.” vijñāya, “recognizable.” vi-jñīpsu, “wishing to inform, intending to address a request to.” vi-jñéya, “to be perceived or known, knowable, cognizable; to be understood or heard or learned; to be recognized or considered or regarded as.” vaijñānika, “rich in knowledge, proficient.” vy-avahāra-jña, “knowing the ways of the world, acquainted with practice or legal procedure, one competent to manage his own affairs.” ṡāstrá-jña, “acquainted with the sastra’s, learned, a specialist; a mere theorist.” ṡāstrá-jñāna, “knowledge of the sastra’s.” ṡivá-jña, “knowing what is fortunate or propitious.” ṡivá-jñāna, “knowledge of what is fortunate or of auspicious moment.” shaḍ-abhijñā, “possessed of the six Abhijñās, a Buddha; a Buddhist.” shaḍ-abhijñāta, “possessed of the six Abhijñās Divyâv.” saṃ-√jñā, “to agree together, be of the same opinion, be in harmony with; to obey; to appoint, assign, intend, destine; to direct, order, command; to acknowledge; to acknowledge or claim as one’s own, take possession of.” saṃ-jñápana, “causing agreement or harmony; killing a sacrificial animal.” samjñapita, “sacrificed, killed.” samjñapta, “informed, apprised; killed, suffocated, sacrificed.” samjñapti, “killing, slaying, sacrificing; apprising, informing.” saṃ-jñā, “agreement, mutual understanding, harmony; consciousness, clear knowledge or understanding or notion or conception; a sign, token, signal, gesture.” saṃ-jñāta, “well known, understood; intended or destined for.” saṃ-jñāta-rūpa, “one whose form or appearance is universally known.” saṃ-jñāti, “agreement, harmony.” saṃ-jñātṛi, “one who recollects sorrowfully.” saṃ-jñāna, “producing harmony; a ceremony for producing unanimity, unanimity, harmony with; consciousness; right conception.” samjñānana, “consciousness.” saṃ-jñāpana, “apprising, informing, teaching.” samjñāpita, “killed, suffocated.” saṃ-jñikā, “a name, appellation.” samjñita, “made known, communicated; apprised by a sign or gesture; called, named, termed.” samjñin, “having consciousness, conscious of.” saṃjñī-bhūtaka, “that which has become a name.” sam-ā-√jñā, “to know or understand thoroughly, become acquainted with, ascertain, perceive, observe, recognize.” sam-ā-ñāpayati, “to order, command, direct, authorize.” sam-ājñapta, “ordered, commanded, directed.” sam-ājñā, “appellation, name; reputation, fame.” sam-ājñāta, “known, ascertained, acknowledged as.” samājñāna, “the being acknowledged as.” sárva-jña, “all-knowing, omniscient; a Buddha.” sárva-jñānin, “thinking one’s self omniscient.” sárva-jñatā or sárva-jñatva, “omniscience.” sárva-jñadeva or sárvajña-nārāyaṇa, “name of scholars.” sárvajña-putra, “name of Siddha-sena.” sárvajña-vishṇu, “name of a philosopher.” sárva-jñātṛi, “omniscient.” sárva-jñāna, “all knowledge, name of a Tantra.” sárva-maya, “containing all knowledge.” sthit-prajña, “firm in judgment and wisdom, calm, contented.”