Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

jña ज्ञ – knowing; knowledgeable

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective

knowing; knowledgeable

Derived from

  1. jñā ज्ञा verbal root — know; recognize
Cappeller 1891 adjective

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jñá ·a. knowing, versed in, conversant or familiar with (gen., loc. or --°); intelligent, wise.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective · Word type unspecified

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2. jña, as, ā, am, who or what knows, a knower, knowing, familiar with (often in comp., e. g. dharma- jña, familiar with the law; sarva-jña, knowing everything); intelligent, wise; (as), m. a wise and learned man, especially one possessed of sacred learn- ing or religious knowledge; the sentient soul; Budha who was first of the lunar line and regent of the planet Mercury; the planet Mars or its regent; an epithet of Brahmā; [cf. Lat. beni-gnus, mali-gnus.]

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jña 1 . jña = jñu = jānu, the knee, in ūr- dhva-jña. (For 2. jña see below.)

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

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1. jña (von jñā) P. 3,1,135. VOP. 26,32. 1〉 adj. f. ā a〉 kundig, Etwas kennend, vertraut mit ŚAT. BR. 14,7,2,3. jñasyaikatvapṛthaktvayoḥ MBH. 12,12028. Häufig incomp. mit dem Objecte: adhyāyajña M. 4,102. vidhijña M. 5,33. iṅgitākāraceṣṭajña M. 7,63. dharmajña M. 141. sarvajña N. 20,6. akṣajña N. 14,22. hayajña N. 23,5. atithijña MBH. 13,1597. R. 1,1,2. R. 1,4,11. ŚĀK. 55,19. RAGH. 1,92. HIT. 7,20. VID. 128. f. N. 8,12. R. 1,9,8. R. 1,54,13. R. 2,65,8. R. 2,65,13. R. 2,39,17. Vgl. kṛtajña, kṣetrajña u. s. w. — b〉 intelligent, Einsicht habend, verständig AK. 2,7,5. AK. 3,4,8,36. H. 341. H. an. 1,8. MED. ñ. 1. jñājñau dvāvajāvīśānīśau ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 1,9. ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 6,17. kriyāsu vāhyābhyantaramadhyamāsu samyakprayuktāsu na kampate jñaḥ PRAŚNOP. 5,6. VARĀH. BṚH. 17,23. VARĀH. BṚH. 20 (19), 10. VARĀH. BṚH. 23 (22), 11. BHĀG. P. 7,8,11. BHĀG. P. 7,9,24. Vgl. ajña. — 2〉 m. a〉 die denkende Seele SĀṂKHYAK. 2. — b〉 Budha, der Planet Mercur AK. 3,4,8,36. H. 117. H. an. MED. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 17,28. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 104,22. LAGHŪJ. 1,8. fgg. LAGHŪJ. 2,6. LAGHŪJ. 4,2. fgg. LAGHŪJ. 8,4. fgg. BṚH. 1. fgg. BṚH. 6. fgg. BṚH. 2,1. fgg. SŪRYAS. 1,29. SŪRYAS. 7,13. SŪRYAS. 9,2. SŪRYAS. 9,3. SŪRYAS. 12,84. — c〉 der Planet Mars DHAR._im_ŚKDR. — d〉 Bein. Brahmanʼs H. an. MED. — Vgl. 2. jñā

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

2. jña = jñu = jānu Knie in ūrdhvajña.

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1. jña 1〉a〉 jñāṃśca karmaṇi R. 7,91,25. Ind. St. 9,138. adeśakālajña (vacas) so v. a. nicht dem Ort und nicht der Zeit entsprechend Spr. 3431.

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jña , jñā devatāsya sthālīpākasya jñaḥ sthālīpākaḥ ebend. 6 (4),46,b.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

1. jñá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 kundig, Etwas kennend, vertraut mit, sich verstehend auf, ein Verständniss habend für; die Ergänzung im Gen. oder Loc., gewöhnlich aber im Comp. vorangehend. — b〉 intelligent, Selbstbewusstsein — (BĀDAR. 2,3,18), Einsicht habend, verständig. — c〉 *= jñā devatāsya. — 2〉 m. — a〉 die denkende Seele Comm. zu NYĀYAS. 3,2,20. — b〉 der Planet Mercur. — c〉 *der Planet Mars. — d〉 *Bein. Brahmanʼs. — 3〉 *f. ā ein Frauenname MAHĀBH. 6 (4),46,b.

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2. jña Knie in *ūrdhvajña.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

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jña a. [jñā-ka] (At the end of comp.) 1 Knowing, familiar with; kāryajña, nimittajña, śāstrajña, sarvajña &c. 2 Wise; as in jñaṃmanya thinking oneself to be wise. — jñaḥ 1 A wise and learned man. 2 The sentient soul. 3 The planet Mercury. 4 The planet Mars. 5 An epithet of Brahmā.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

jñá kundig, verständnisvoll, intelligent; sich verstehend auf, vertraut mit (Gen., Loc. o. —˚). Abstr. jñatā f., ˚tva n.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

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jña jña a. [à la fin des composés] (jñā) qui sait, qui connaît. — Dans le langage mystique: la Lune; Budha, régent de la planète Mercure; la planète de Mercure.

Occurrences in source texts (14)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 2.24-2.29: Dhauti and Basti 1 occurrence

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HP 2.37-2.43: Path to Manonmanī 1 occurrence

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HTK 1 occurrence
HTK 10.34*2–38*1: Asvaṅgaśṛṅkhalā and Kumbhāntaraśṛṅkhalā 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Rudra-Kṣetra-Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN RK 1 Segment 3

    Attested form: jña Grammar of the segment: dvandva-compound

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.23–26: Īśvara 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3 occurrences
SiSa 3.68-3.80: Vāyusādhana 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.24-5.28: Adhimātratama 2 occurrences

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SVU 5 occurrences
SVU 1.7-1.12: Triad and Freedom 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.1–6.6: Lord of Cosmic Unfolding 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.14–6.17: Light and Immortality 3 occurrences

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 121–129: Devotion and Release 1 occurrence

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