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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry जिज्ञासु

  1. जिज्ञासुjijñāsua.Desirous of knowing, inquisitive, curious; Bg.6.44.

    [ज्ञा सन् उ]

    1. Desirous of knowing, inquisitive, curious; Bg.6.44.
    2. Desirous of getting absolution (मुमुक्षु).

    In the Gita6·447·16

    जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥

    jijñāsurapi yogasya śabdabrahmātivartate. — By that former practice he is irresistibly carried on. Even the seeker after the knowledge of Yoga goes beyond the range of the Vedas and Upanishads. 6·44
    • जिज्ञासुःjijñāsuḥnominative singular of the desi. nominal base jijñāsu (a seeker).

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Headwords under ज

Part 3 of 5 जानि – जीवितAll parts
  1. ज – जम्व
  2. जय – जानान
  3. जानि – जीवित
  4. जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठ
  5. ज्यैष्ठिनेय – ज्वालिन्