Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

ājñā आज्ञा – an order, a command

verbal root · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified · verb

Dictionary sources

Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

ājñā ·f. the same.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine · verb

Original text · English · substantive feminine

2. ā-jñā, f. an order, a command; allowance, per- mission; [cf. Hib. agna, ‘wisdom.’]

Original text · English · verb

ājñā 1 . ā-jñā, cl. 9. P. -jānāti, -jñātum, to know, understand, learn, obtain information, ascer- tain, notice, perceive: Caus. -jñāpayati, -yitum, to publish, order, command, direct; to assure.

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive feminine

ājñā (von jñā mit ā) f. Anordnung, Befehl AK. 2,8,1,26. H. 277. ŚĀK. 29,20. ājñāyā narendrasya auf Befehl des Königs R. 1,70,8. VIŚV. 9,7. nṛpājñayā M. 10,56. N. 19,11. KATHĀS. 20,175. śāsti yaścājñayā rājñaḥ sa samrāṭ der mit seinem Befehle Könige beherrscht AK. 2,8,1,3. bharturanājñayā ohne Einwilligung des Gatten M. 9,199. mahāmohasyājñayā vartate PRAB. 24,18. eṣa te kiṃkaraḥ saṃprāpta ājñayānugṛhyatām PRAB. 72,4. ājñāmicchāmi ich warte auf einen Befehl, ich stehe zu Diensten ŚĀK. 28,10. yāvadahaṃ gatvā gṛhaṃ prabhorājñāṃ gṛhītvāgacchāmi PAÑCAT. 69,13. vanāya gaccheti tadājñāṃ mudito 'grahīt RAGH. 12,7. dadhuścājñām R. 4,23,2. tasyājñāṃ śāsanārpitām . dadhuḥ śirobhirbhūpālāḥ (als Zeichen der Unterwürfigkeit) RAGH. 17,79. tatheti śeṣāmiva bharturājñāmādāya mūrdhnā KUMĀRAS. 3,22. tasyājñāṃ śirasi nidhāya śeṣabhūtām MṚCCH. 173,21. mūrdhni niveśitāḥ sarvā evājñāḥ PRAB. 97,13. ājñāṃ pratihatāmiva R. 5,18,8. ājñāṃ vinihatāmiva R. 5,21,11. anatikramaṇīyā divaspaterājñā ŚĀK. 95,19. ājñāpatra n. ein geschriebener Befehl ŚKDR.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ājñā , ājñāmavāpya mahatīṃ dviṣatāṃ nipāte Spr. 3686. ˚saṃpādin Spr. 3687. Autorität, unumschränkte Gewalt Spr. 318. ājñāmātraphalaṃ rājyam Spr. 321. ˚bhaṅga Verletzung eines Befehls, Auflehnung gegen die Autorität Spr. 319. fg. ˚vidhāyin KATHĀS. 52,336. akhaṇḍitājña dessen Autorität ungeschmälert ist; davon nom. abstr. ˚tva RĀJA-TAR. 6,229.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

ājñā f. — 1〉 dass. — 2〉 Autorität, unbeschränkte Gewalt BĀLAR. 17,19. 23,16. — 3〉 Bez. des 10ten astrol. Hauses VARĀH. BṚH. 9,1.

Apte 1890 verbal root · substantive feminine

Original text · English · verbal root

ājñā 9 P. To know, under stand, learn, obtain information, ascertain, notice, perceive. — Caus. (jñāpayati) 1 To order, command, direct. 2 To assure.

Original text · English · substantive feminine

ājñā [ā-jñā-aṅ] 1 An order, command; tatheti śeṣāmiva bharturājñāṃ Ku. 3. 22. 2 Permission, allowance. Comp. — anuga, -anugāmin, — anuyāyin, -anuvartin, -anusārin, -saṃpādaka, -vaha a. obedient, submissive. — kara, -kārin a. obeying or executing orders, obedient. — (raḥ) a servent; ˚karatvamadhigamya V. 3. 19 being the obedient servant; kāryāṇāṃ gatayo vidherapi nayaṃtyājñākaratvaṃ cirāt Mu. 7. 16 subjection. — karaṇaṃ, -pālanaṃ obedience, execution of commands. — cakraṃ a mystical circle or diagram; one of the six described in Tantras. — patraṃ an edict, written order. — pratighātaḥ, -bhaṃgaḥ 1 disobedience, insubordination, nājñābhaṃgaṃ sahaṃte nṛvara nṛpatayastvādṛśāḥ sārvabhaumāḥ Mu. 3. 22. 2 rebellion, disloyalty. — vidheya a. obedient to commands.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

ājñā f. dass ˚kara f. ī Diener, Dienerin. ˚karatva n. Dienst.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

ājñā ājñā f. (jñā) ordre, commandement; permission; précepte. ājñākara a. (kṛ) obéissant; soumis. — S. m. esclave, domestique. ājñākaratva n. obéissance; servitude, domesticité. ājñāpayāmi c. faire savoir; ordonner.

Occurrences in source texts (10)

SiSa 10 occurrences
SiSa 5.128-5.131: Ājñā 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.132-5.143: Innere Vārāṇasī 4 occurrences

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SiSa 5.144-5.155: Ājñā und Khecarī 3 occurrences

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SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 2 occurrences

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