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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभिज्ञाabhijñā9 U.
    1. 9 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
    2. To recognize, discern; (सा) नाभ्य- जानान्नलं नृपम् Mb.
    3. To know, understand, be acquainted with, be aware of, perceive; अहं हि नाभिजानाभि भवेदेवं न वेति वा Mb.; Bg.18.55,4.14;7.13; भवदभिज्ञातं कथयतु Dk.3,78.
    4. To look upon, consider or regard as, know to be.
    5. To admit, own, acknowledge; न पुत्रम- भिजानामि त्वयि जातम् Mb.
    6. To remember, recollect; used with the Future instead of the Imperfect. Imperfect with यत्, or both when interdependence of two actions is denoted, ParasmaipadaIII.2.112,114; Compare Bk.6.138,139.
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  2. अभिज्ञातabhijñātaa.One who knows, understands; महात्मा रजनीचरः अभिज्ञातस्य मायानाम् Rām.6.85.23.

    One who knows, understands; महात्मा रजनीचरः अभिज्ञातस्य मायानाम् Rām.6.85.23.

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  3. अभिज्ञानम्abhijñānam1 Recognition; तदभिज्ञानहेतोर्हि दत्तं तेन महात्मना Rām. (अभिज्ञान is a combination of अनुभव or direct…
    1. 1 Recognition; तदभिज्ञानहेतोर्हि दत्तं तेन महात्मना Rām. (अभिज्ञान is a combination of अनुभव or direct perception and स्मृति or recollection; a sort of direct perception assisted by the memory; as when we say 'this is the same man I saw yesterday' सोऽयं ह्यो दृष्टो नरः, अनुभव or direct perception leading to the identification expressed by अयम् and the memory leading to the reference to past action expressed by सः).
    2. Remembrance, recollection; knowledge, ascertainment.
    3. (a) A sign or token of recognition (person or thing); वत्स योगिन्यस्मि मालत्यभिज्ञानं च धारयामि Māl.9; Bk.8.118,124; R.12. 62; Me.114; उपपन्नेरभिज्ञानैर्दूतं तमवगच्छत Rām.
    4. The dark portion in the dise of the moon. Compare अभिज्ञानं स्मृतावपि । गर्वे ज्ञाने च हिंसायां प्रणवे च समीरितम् Nm.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आमरणम् a recognition-ornament, a token-ring. अभिज्ञानाभरणदर्शनेन शापो निवर्तिष्यते Ś.4.

    • -पत्रम् a certificate, letter of recommendation.

    • -शाकुन्तलम् Name of a celebrated drama by Kālidāsa in seven acts, in which king Duṣyanta marries Kaṇva's foster daughter Śakuntalā by the Gāndharva form of marriage, forgets all about her owing to the curse of Durvāsas, but ultimately recollects, at the sight of the token-ring (अभिज्ञान) that he had duly married her; अभिज्ञानेन स्मृता शकुन्तला अभि- ज्ञानशकुन्तला; तामधिकृत्य कृतं नाटकंdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied शाकुन्तलम्; (the reading denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedशाकुन्तलम् is grammatically indefensible).

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  4. अभिज्ञापकabhijñāpakaa.Making known, informing.

    Making known, informing.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभिज्ञाabhijñā-जानाति, ˚नीते, to recognize, perceive, know, be or become aware of; to acknowledge, agree to, own; to…
    1. -जानाति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनीते, to recognize, perceive, know, be or become aware of; to acknowledge, agree to, own; to remember (either with the fut, page and participle or with यद् and imperfect tense) Pa1n2. 2-2, 112 seqq. Bhat2t2.
    2. feminine remembrance, recollection Pa1n2. 3-2, 112
    3. feminine supernatural science or faculty of a Buddha बुद्ध (of which five are enumerated, viz. 1. taking any form at will; 2. hearing to any distance; 3. seeing to any distance; 4. penetrating men's thoughts; 5. knowing their state and antecedents).
    4. feminine (read, "of which five or six are enumerated", and confer, compare षड् - अभ् that the rest of a word is to be supplied, page and participle 1109)
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  2. अभिज्ञातabhijñātamfn. known, famous, Lalit.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective known, famous, Lalit.
    2. acquainted with, Sukh.
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  3. अभिज्ञानabhijñānan. remembrance, recollection
    1. neuter gender remembrance, recollection
    2. neuter gender knowledge Lexicographers
    3. neuter gender ascertainment
    4. neuter gender a sign or token of remembrance
    5. neuter gender any sign or token serving as a proof for (locative case or प्रति) R.
    6. neuter gender Equivalent to अभिज्ञान-शकुन्तल quod vide Sa1h.
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  4. अभिज्ञानपत्त्रabhijñānapattran. certificate.

    neuter gender certificate.

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  5. अभिज्ञानशकुन्तलabhijñānaśakuntalan. title of a play of Ka1lida1sa कालिदास i.e. (the नाटक or play) on the subject of "token-(recognized)-…

    neuter gender title of a play of Ka1lida1sa कालिदास id est (the नाटक or play) on the subject of "token-(recognized)- S3akuntala1 शकुन्तला" S3a1k.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अभिज्ञानabhijñāna[abhi-gñâna] n. recognition; token to recognise by: -sakuntala, n. N. of a play.

    [abhi-gñâna] neuter recognition; token to recognise by: -sakuntala, neuter noun of a play.

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