ajñāna अज्ञान – ignorance

Original text · English · adjective

ájñāna ·a. ignorant. n. ignorance; ájñāna°nāt & ájñāna°natas unknowingly, unawares.

Original text · English · substantive neuter

ajñāna a-jñāna, am, n. non-cognisance; ignorance, especially (in philosophy) spiritual ignor- ance; not merely a negative, but an active principle, which consisting of the three Guṇas (fetters or qualities) sattva, rajas, and tamas, and preventing the soul from realizing its identity with Brahma, causes self to appear a distinct personality, and matter to appear a reality; hence equivalent to Prakṛti or Nature, and termed a divine Śakti (power), synonymous with Māyā, Illusion; (as, ā, am), ignorant, unwise.

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2. ajñāna (3. a + jñāna) adj. ohne Kenntniss, unerfahren AMAR. 14.

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1. ajñāna (3. a + jñāna) n. 1〉 Nichtwissen: ajñānātkṣetrikasya ohne Wissen des Feldbesitzers M. 8,243. jñānājñānakṛtam M. 11,145. M. 11,160. ajñānāt ohne Wissen, ohne es zu wissen M. 8,264. M. 11,146. M. 11,150. M. 11,232. DAŚ. 2,18. R. 2,12,75. = ajñānatas M. 6,69. M. 8,288. M. 11,175. — 2〉 Unwissenheit AK. 1,1,4,16. H. 1374. M. 8,118. M. 8,121. M. 12,26. ajñānāvṛtacetasāṃ tiraścām PAÑCAT. II, 34.

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2. ajñāna Adj. unklug, unerfahren Spr. 112.

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1. ajñāna n. — 1〉 das Nichtwissen; Unwissenheit, Unverstand Chr. 211,32. Chr. 257,14. Spr. 110. Spr. 7853. ajñānāt und ajñānatas ohne Wissen Chr. 43,9. Chr. 153,25. Chr. 153,28. — 2〉 Bez. der Urmaterie als der letzten materiellen Ursache. Je nachdem sie als ein Gesammt- oder als ein Einzelding betrachtet wird, steht ihr als ein von ihr bedingter Intellect der allwissende Gott oder der sogenannte Vernünftige (prajña) gegenüber. Chr. 258,11. fgg.

Original text · English · adjective · substantive neuter

ajñāna a. [na. ba.] Ignorant, unwise. — naṃ [na. ta.] Ignorance, unconsciousness; especially, spiritual ignorance (avidyā) which makes one consider his self as distinct from the Supreme spirit and the material world as a reality. According to the Vedāntins, ajñāna is not merely a negative principle (jñānasya abhāvaḥ), but a distinct positive principle; oft. identified with māyā, prakṛti &c. See avidyā also. In compounds ajñāna may be translated by ‘unawares,’ ‘inadvertently,’ ‘unconsciously’; ˚ācarita, ˚uccārita &c.; ˚nataḥ, -˚nena, ˚nāt unawares, inadvertently, unconsciously, unwillingly; ˚taḥ svacaritaṃ ([Page 0026-a]) nṛpatiḥ śaśaṃsa R. 9. 77 committed unintentionally or unconsciously.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ajñāna unklug; n. Unkenntnis, Unwissenheit (ph.); ˚tas ohne Wissen, unwissentlich.

Original text · French · substantive neuter

ajñāna ajñāna n. (jñā) ignorance; fausse croyance.