Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

prajña प्रज्ञ – cognizing; discerning

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

cognizing; discerning

Derived from

  1. pra प्र previx — forward; forth; onward
  2. jñā ज्ञा verbal root — know; recognize
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

prajña ·a. intelligent, wise, knowing (--°); f. prajñā́ intelligence, wisdom, discernment, judgment, reason.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · adjective

2. pra-jña, as, ā, am, wise, intelligent, learned; (at the end of a comp.) knowing, conversant with; (ā), f. a clever or sensible woman; intelligence, un- derstanding, intellect, wisdom, knowledge; discern- ment, discrimination, judgment; device, design, de- termination; Wisdom personified as the goddess of arts and eloquence, Sarasvatī; (with Buddhists) the energy of the Ādi-buddha.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

prajña 1 . pra-jña, as, ā, am, = pra-jñu, q. v.

Petersburger 1855 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

1. prajña (von 1. jñā mit pra) adj. SIDDH. K. 177,b,1. = prājña P. 5,4,38. BHAR._zu_AK. 2,7,5. ŚKDR. H. an. 2,78. MED. ñ. 2. Einsicht habend, verständig: nāntaḥprajñaṃ na bahiḥprajñaṃ nobhayataḥprajñaṃ na prajñānaghanaṃ na prajñaṃ nāprajñam MĀṆḌ. UP. 7. f. prajñā AK. 2,6,1,12. H. 522. Am Ende eines comp. P. 3,2,6. pathi˚ des Weges kundig Sch. nikṛti˚ N. 12,59. Diese Form des Wortes ist so selten, dass PAÑCAT. II, 98 und PAÑCAT. IV, 12 ohne Zweifel prājña st. prajña zu lesen sein wird. prajñā subst. s. besonders.

Original text · German · adjective

2. prajña adj. = prajñu H. 456. BHAR. und DHAR. ŚKDR.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

1. prajña — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) Einsicht habend, verständig. Am Ende eines Comp. kundig, sich verstehend auf. Die v. l. (z. B. Spr. 5985. Spr. 7048) hat hier und da das gangbarere prājña. — 2〉 prajñā́ (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a〉 das Sichzurechtfinden, Auskunft. — b〉 Unterscheidung, Urtheilskraft, Einsicht, Verstand. — c〉 Vorsatz, Entschluss. — d〉 die personificirte [Page4-134-b] Einsicht ist. — α〉 *Sarasvatī. — β〉 eine Śakti HEMĀDRI 1,197,20. — γ〉 die Śakti Ādibuddhaʼs.

Original text · German · adjective

2. *prajña Adj. = prajñu.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

prajña a. 1 Wise, intelligent, learned. 2 (At the end of comp.) conversant with. — jñaḥ A wise or learned man.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

prajña verständig, kundig (—˚); f. prajñā́ Einsicht, Verstand, Vorsatz, Entschluss.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

prajña prajña a., cf. prajñu.

Original text · French · adjective

prajña prajña a. (jñā) instruit, savant. — S. f. connaissance, intelligence. Surn. de Sarasvatī; surn. de Guhyeśvarī [énergie féminine d'Ādibuddha au Népâl]. Qqf. femme adroite ou sensée. prajñākāya m. surn. de Mañjughoṣa. prajñācakṣus a. qui a pour œil l'intelligence, c-à-d. aveugle (?). prajñāna a. instruit. — S. n. science; intelligence. Signe de reconnaissance. prajñāpāramitā f. la perfection de la science [une des 6 vertus cardinales du Buddhisme]. Grande compilation buddhique du Népâl en 100,000 articles. prajñāvat a. instruit; intelligent. prajñāvāda m. sage discours.

Derived words

  • aprajña अप्रज्ञ adjective non-cognizing; without cognition

Occurrences in source texts (7)

MandUp 7 occurrences
MandUp 3-7: Four modes of awareness 7 occurrences

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