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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 ज्ञानम्

  1. ज्ञानम्jñānamKnowing, understanding, becoming acquainted with, proficiency; सांख्यस्य योगस्य च ज्ञानम् Māl.1.7.

    [ज्ञा-भावे ल्युट्]

    1. Knowing, understanding, becoming acquainted with, proficiency; सांख्यस्य योगस्य च ज्ञानम् Māl.1.7.
    2. Knowledge, learning; तथेन्द्रियाकुलीभावे ज्ञेयं ज्ञानेन शुध्यति Mb.12.24.2; बुद्धिर्ज्ञानेन शुध्यति Ms.5.19; ज्ञाने मौनं क्षमा शत्रौ R.1.22.
    3. Consciousness, cognizance, knowledge; ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापि Ms.8.288 knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously.
    4. Sacred knowledge; especially, knowledge derived from meditation on the higher truths of religion and philosophy which teaches man how to understand his own nature and how he may be reunited to the Supreme Spirit (Opposite of कर्मन्); Compare ज्ञानयोग and कर्मयोग in Bg.3.3.
    5. The organ of intelligence, sense, intellect; कच्चिज्ज्ञानानि सर्वाणि प्रसन्नानि तवाच्युत Mb.12.54.18.
    6. Conscience.
    7. The Supreme spirit.
    8. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
    9. The Vedas taken collectively.
    10. Means of knowing; औत्पक्तिकस्तु शब्दस्यार्थेन सम्बन्धस्तस्य ज्ञानम्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied । MS.1.1.5.
    11. An opinion, a view; बलदेवस्य वाक्यं तु मम ज्ञाने न युज्यते Mb.5.4.3.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अग्निः knowledge-fire; ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जन Bg.4.37.

    • -अनुत्पादः ignorance, folly.

    • -अपोहः

      1. forgetfulness. लक्षणम्, णा indication, sign, a means of knowing or inferring.
      2. (in logic) sign or proof of knowledge; subsequent derived from antecedent knowledge.
    • -साधनम्

      1. a means of acquiring true or spiritual knowledge.
      2. an organ of perception.
    • -विज्ञानम्

      1. sacred and miscellaneous knowledge; तत्प्राज्ञेन विनीतेन ज्ञानविज्ञानवेदिनाMs.18.41.
      2. the Vedas with the supplementary branches of knowledge, such as medicine, arms etc.
    • -वृद्ध advanced in knowledge; ज्ञानवृद्धो वयोबालो मृदुर्वीर्यगुणान्वितः Rām.2.45.8.

    • -शास्त्रम् the science of fortune-telling.

    • -अभ्यासः

      1. study.
      2. thinking, reflection.
    • -आत्मन् Adjective all wise.

    • -इन्द्रियम् an organ of perception; (these are five त्वच्, रसना, चक्षुस्, कर्ण and घ्राण- the skin, tongue, eye, ear and nose; see बुद्धीन्द्रिय under इन्द्रिय).

    • -काण्डम् that inner or esoteric portion of Veda which refers to true spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the Supreme spirit, as distinguished from the knowledge of ceremonial rites (Opposite of कर्मकाण्ड).

    • -कृत Adjective done knowingly or intentionally.

    • -गम्य Adjective attainable by the understanding.

    • -घन Masculine pure or mere knowledge; निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च Bhāg.8.3.12; तं त्वामहं ज्ञानघनं...कथं...परिभावयामि Tbe same 9.8.24.

    • -चक्षुस् Neuter the eye of intelligence, the mind's eye, intellectual vision (Opposite of चर्मचक्षुस्); सर्वं तु समवेक्ष्येदं निखिलं ज्ञानचक्षुषा Ms.2.8;4.24. (-Masculine) a wise and learned man.

    • -तत्त्वम् true knowledge, knowledge of God.

    • -तपस् Neuter penance consisting in the acquisition of true knowledge.

    • -दः a preceptor.

    • -दा an epithet of Sarasvatī.

    • -दुर्बल Adjective wanting in knowledge.

    • -निश्चयः certainty, ascertainment.

    • -निष्ठ Adjective intent on acquiring true (spiritual) knowledge; ज्ञानिनिष्ठा द्विजाः केचित् Ms.3.134.

    • -पतिः

      1. the Supreme spirit.
      2. a teacher, preceptor.
    • -पूर्व Adjective preceded by knowledge, well-considered; निष्कामं ज्ञानपूर्वं तु निवृत्तमुपदिश्यते Ms.12.89.

    • -बोधिनी Feminine Name of a Vedāntic treatise.

    • -मुद्र Adjective 'having the impress of wisdom', wise.

    • -मूल Adjective founded on spiritual knowledge.

    • -यज्ञः a man possessed of true or spiritual knowledge, philosopher.

    • -योगः contemplation as the principal means of, attaining the Supreme spirit or acquiring true or spiritual knowledge; ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेण योगिनाम् Bg.3.3.

    In the Gita3·393·404·344·395·155·167·29·110·410·38+18

    आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।

    āvṛtaṁ jñānametena jñānino nityavairiṇā, — Enveloped is knowledge, O Kaunteya, by this eternal enemy of knowledge in the form of desire which is an insatiable fire. 3·39
    • ज्ञानम्jñānamnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun jñāna (knowledge)

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Headwords under ज

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