Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

prajñāna प्रज्ञान – cognition; consciousness; knowledge

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

cognition; consciousness; knowledge

Derived from

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

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

prajñā́na ·f. ī knowable, distinguishable. -- n. knowledge, discrimination; mark, sign; organ of perception.

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

Pra-jñāna, as, ā or ī, am, prudent, wise, clever, learned; easily known (Ved.); (am), n. knowledge, knowing one's duty, wisdom, intelligence; discrimina- tion; a mark, sign, token, memorial.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

prajñā́na (von 1. jñā mit pra) 1〉 adj. a〉 verständig, klug BHAR._im_DVIRŪPAK. ŚKDR. — b〉 worinnen man sich zurecht findet: diśo̱ yaśca̱kre pra̱jñānī̀ḥ AV. 10,7,34. — 2〉 n. a〉 das Sichzurechtfinden, richtiges Erkennen: lokānām AV. 11,3,53. Erkenntniss, Kenntniss, Wissen AK. 3,4,18,125. H. an. 3,389. MED. n. 84. VS. 34,3. AIT. UP. 5,2. KAṬHOP. 2,24. ˚ghana ŚAT. BR. 14,7,3,13. MĀṆḌ. UP. 7. tvameva muhyase mohānna prajñānaṃ tavāsti ha MBH. 3,12693. ˚tṛpta MBH. 13,3449. bahuprajñānaśālinī KATHĀS. 13,112. KATHĀS. 32,146. veda hyaviruddhena prajñānena cikīrṣitam BHĀG. P. 2,9,24. ˚saṃtatiḥ smṛtiḥ TATTVAS. 8. — b〉 Erkennungszeichen, Merkzeichen, Merkmal AK. H. an. MED. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 184,b,7. diśāṃ prajñānam (so ist zu lesen) heisst die Sonne, an deren Stand man die Himmelsgegenden unterscheidet, AV. 13,2,2. mṛtāya śmaśānaṃ kurvanti gṛhānvā prajñānaṃ vā Denkmal ŚAT. BR. 13,8,1,1. pl. NIR. 8,20. nāsaṃpṛṣṭo hyupayuṅkte parārthe tatprajñānaṃ prathamaṃ paṇḍitasya MBH. 5,992. dhvajo rathasya prajñānam R. 2,67,26.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

prajñāna 2〉a〉 yenekṣate śṛṇotīdaṃ jighrati vyākaroti ca . svādvasvādu vijānāti tatprajñānamudīritam .. Organ der Wahrnehmung Verz. d. Oxf. H. 222,b,12. fg.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

prajñā́na — 1〉 Adj. (f. ī) — a〉 *verständig, klug. — b〉 worinnen man sich zurechtfindet. — 2〉 n. — a〉 das Sichzurechtfinden, Erkennung. — b〉 Erkenntniss. [Page4-134-c] Kenntniss, Wissen. — c〉 Erkennungszeichen, Merkzeichen, Merkmal; Denkmal diśā́ṃ prajñā́nap (so zu lesen; vgl. SĀY. zu ṚV. 1,124,5). heisst die Sonne, an deren Stand man die Himmelsgegenden unterscheidet, AV. 13,2,2. — d〉 Organ der Wahrnehmung.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive neuter

prajñāna a. Prudent. — naṃ 1 Intelligence, knowledge, wisdom. 2 A mark, token, sign. 3 Discernment, judgment.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

prajñā́na, f. ī erkennbar, unterscheidbar; n. Erkenntnis, Wissen.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

prajñāna a. instruit. — S. n. science; intelligence. Signe de reconnaissance.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

MandUp 2 occurrences
MandUp 3-7: Four modes of awareness 2 occurrences

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