prajñā प्रज्ञा – insight; wisdom; discernment

Original text · English · verb

prajñā 1 . pra-jñā, cl. 9. P. A. -jānāti, -jā- nīte, -jñātum, to know, understand (especially said of knowing a way or mode of action); to distinguish, discern, discriminate; to know of, know about, be acquainted with; to become aware of, to find out, discover: Caus. -jñapayati, -jñāpayati, -yitum, to show or point out (the way); to discover, betray; to summon, invite.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

prajñā́ (1. jñā mit pra) f. 1〉 das Sichzurechtfinden; Auskunft: kimiha kartavyaṃ keha prajñā ŚAT. BR. 2,2,3,3. purastādvai prajñā ŚAT. BR. 3,7,1,27. — 2〉 Unterscheidung, Urtheilskraft, Einsicht, Verstand AK. 1,1,4,10. H. 309. H. an. 2,78. MED. ñ. 2. HALĀY. 2,179. ŚAT. BR. 11,5,7,1. ŚAT. BR. 14,6,10,6. PRAŚNOP. 2,13. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 3,5. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 3,9. YOGAS. 1,20. YOGAS. 1,48. YOGAS. 2,27. TATTVAS. 8. M. 4,41. M. 4,42. M. 4,52. M. 4,94. SUŚR. 1,126,18. Spr. 425. prajñāṃ dadāti cācāryaḥ Spr. 1805. ˚vādāṃśca bhāṣase Spr. 266. ˚guptaśarīra Spr. 1833. ˚vṛddha Spr. 1834. śastraṃ nihanti puruṣasya śarīramekaṃ prajñā kulaṃ ca vibhavaṃ ca yaśaśca hanti Spr. 2974. ākārasadṛśaprajñaḥ prajñayā sadṛśāgamaḥ RAGH. 1,15. kapitve ca nāsya prajñā vilupyate KATHĀS. 37,111. prajñayā jñāyate sarvam KATHĀS. 49,144. KATHĀS. 32,173. KATHĀS. 38,15. PRAB. 20,4. Lot. de la b. l. 342. Am Ende eines adj. comp.: strīprajñā ŚAT. BR. 14,7,3,1. amalaprajñā MĀRK. P. 21,46. mandaprajña N. 15,12. pṛthu˚ VYUTP. 34. ṣaṭsu prajñāsti yasyoccaiḥ sa ṣaṭprajña iti smṛtaḥ TRIK. 3,1,16. kṛtaprajña dessen Verstand entwickelt ist MBH. 1,5568. MBH. 5,1246. MBH. 12,5. akṛtaprajña MBH. 13,5115. BHĀG. P. 1,13,31. akṛtaprajñaka MBH. 12,7183. matirāgāmikā jñeyā buddhistatkāladarśinī . prajñā cātītakālasya medhā kālatrayātmikā .. H. 309, Sch. — 3〉 Vorsatz, Entschluss: tameva dhīro vijñāya prajñāṃ kurvīta brāhmaṇaḥ ŚAT. BR. 14,7,2,23. yathāgamaprajña ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 6,6. — 4〉 die personif. Einsicht ist Sarasvatī ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. die Energie des Ādibuddha BURN._in_Lot. de la b. l. 502; vgl. BURN. Intr. 442. — Vgl. pūrva˚; das adj. prajñā s. u. prajña.

Original text · English · verbal root

prajñā 9 U. 1 To know, know about, be acquainted with. 2 To be aware of, find out. 3 To discern, distinguish. — Caus. (prajñapayati) 1 To show, point out (as way). 2 To discover. 3 To call, summon, invite.

Original text · English · substantive feminine

prajñā 1 Intelligence, understanding, intellect, wisdom; ākārasadṛśaprajñaḥ prajñayā sadṛśāgamaḥ R. 1. 15; śastraṃ nihaṃti puruṣasya śarīramekaṃ prajñā kulaṃ ca vibhavaṃ ca yaśaśca haṃti .. Subhāṣ. 2 Discernment, discrimination, judgment. 3 Device or design. 4 A wise or learned woman. 5 N. of the ([Page 0731-a]) goddess Sarasvatī. Comp. — cakṣus a. blind; (lit. having understanding as the only eyes). ( — m.) an epithet of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. ( — n.) the mind's eye, mental eye, the mind; M. 1. — vādaḥ a wise saying. — vṛddha a. old in wisdom. — sahāya a. intelligent, wise, — hīna a. void of wisdom, silly, foolish.