Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

ajña अज्ञ – unaware; non-knower

adjective · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective

unaware; non-knower

Cappeller 1891 adjective

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ajña ·a. not knowing, ignorant; m. fool.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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ajña a-jña, as, ā, am (fr. a and rt. jñā), not knowing; ignorant, inexperienced; unconscious; unwise, stupid.

Petersburger 1855 adjective

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ajña (3. a + jña) adj. f. ā P. 7,3,47. 1〉 unwissend AK. 3,1,48. TRIK. 3,3,89. H. 352. MED. ṅ. 1. ajño (Subject) bhavati vai bālaḥ M. 2,153. M. 2,158. M. 4,194. M. 6,84. M. 11,43. M. 12,103. M. 12,113. BHAG. 4,40. jñājñau (ŚAṂK.: jña īśvaraḥ . ajño jīvaḥ) ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 1,9. — 2〉 kein Bewusstsein habend, von Thieren und von der leblosen Materie: ajñānāṃ mīnānām PAÑCAT. II, 3. vatsavivṛddhinimittaṃ kṣīrasya yathā pravṛttirajñasya SĀṂKHYAK. 57. — 3〉 einfältig, dumm, thöricht AK. 3,1,38. TRIK. 3,3,89. MED. ṅ. 1. ajño 'sau MṚCCH. 24,5. — 4〉 unkundig, unerfahren Sch. zu ŚĀK. 24.

Original text · German · adjective

ajña adj. BHĀG. P. 10,78,6 = na vidyate jño yasmāt = sarvajña nach dem Comm.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

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ajña — 1〉 Adj. — a〉 unwissend, einfältig, dumm, unerfahren Chr. 152,25. Chr. 159,12. Chr. 162,7. Chr. 258,15. Chr. 272,7. Spr. 7684. keinen Verstand habend, von Thieren und Unbelebtem. — b〉 angeblich allwissend. — 2〉 ˚m Adv. unvermerkt Cit. im Comm. zu TBR. 3,580,3 v. u.

Apte 1890 adjective

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ajña a. [na jānāti, jñā-ka, na. ta.] 1 Not knowing, unaware of, unconscious, devoid of knowledge or experience; ajño bhavati vai bālaḥ Ms. 2. 153; jñājñau (jñaḥ īśvaraḥ ajñaḥ jīvaḥ) the knowing and unknowing, supreme and individual soul. 2 Ignorant, unwise, foolish, silly, stupid (said of men as well as animals); ajñaḥ sukhamārādhyaḥ Bh. 2. 3, Pt. 2. 3. 3 Inanimate; not endowed with the power of understanding (acetana.)

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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ajña unwissend, dumm.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

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ajña ajña a. (jñā) ignorant.

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SVU 1.7-1.12: Triad and Freedom 1 occurrence

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