ज्ञप्jñap10Pto know; to inform; to kill; to satisfy; to sharpen
ज्ञप्अ (ज्ञान-ज्ञापन-)मारणादौ
Class 10P
to know; to inform; to kill; to satisfy; to sharpen
N.B. one of the main commentators on the pāṇinian dhāṭu-pāṭha, lists this dhātu as ज्ञप्अ मारण-तोषण-निशामनेषु मिच् च (10P, to kill; to satisfy; to sharpen" and gives the following examples for each meaning: पशुं संज्ञपयति "he kills the sacrificial animal", विष्णुं विज्ञपयति "he satisfies viṣṇu", and शस्त्रं प्रज्ञपयति "he sharpens the weapon". however, this dhātu is often just listed as ज्ञप्अ मिच् च, and the meaning is supplied by the commentator. in this regard, siddhānta kaumudī, commenting on मारण-तोषण-निशामनेषु ज्ञा, says ज्ञप मिच् च इति चुर्-आदौ, ज्ञापनं मारणादिकं च तस्यार्थः "among the cur-ādi-dhātus is ज्ञप्अ मिच् च । its meanings are ज्ञापन and मारण and so on", and, commenting on the cur-ādi-dhātu ज्ञप्अ मिच् च, it says अयम् ज्ञाने ज्ञापने च वर्तते "this dhātu is used in the sense of ज्ञान and ज्ञापन" । this last statement of siddhānta kaumudī is an observation based upon how pāṇini himself has used the dhātu । for example, in the dhāṭu-pāṭha, pāṇini says प्रच्छ्अ ज्ञीप्सायाम् "the dhātu प्रच्छ्अ (6p) is used in the sense of ज्ञीप्सा "inquiry, desire to know"" । here the meaning of ज्ञप्अ is ज्ञान "knowing" । but in श्लाघ-ह्नुङ्-स्था-शपां ज्ञीप्स्यमानः (aṣṭādhyāyī 1.4.34) the meaning of ज्ञप्अ is ज्ञापन "informing, causing to know" । therefore, considering all these opinions, the bṛhad-dhātu-kusumākara lists this dhātu as ज्ञप्अ ज्ञान-ज्ञापन-मारण-तोषण-निशामनेषु (10p, "to know; to inform; to kill; to satisfy; to sharpen" । in the edition of HNV of ṁatsya āvatara dāsa therefore this dhātu is listed as ज्ञप्अ (ज्ञान-ज्ञापन-)मारणादौ (10p, "to know; to inform; to kill; to satisfy; to sharpen" ।"
