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Results for जिज्ञासा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जिज्ञासाjijñāsāDesire of knowing, curiosity, inquisitiveness.
[ज्ञा सन् भावे अ]
1. Desire of knowing, curiosity, inquisitiveness.
2. Search, investigation, test, examination.
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विजिज्ञासाvijijñāsā1 Desire of knowing distinctly.
1. 1 Desire of knowing distinctly.
2. Inquiry about.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जिज्ञासाjijñāsāf. = ˚सन MBh. ii f., xiii Hariv. R. Pa1n2. 1-3, 21 Va1rtt. 3 &c. (579299 कृत-जिज्ञास mfn. having put to the…

feminine Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसन MBh. ii feminine, xiii Hariv. R. Pa1n2. 1-3, 21 vArttika 3 etc. (579299 कृत-जिज्ञास masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having put to the proof any one [genitive case] Katha1s. cxiii, 78)

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जिज्ञासाप्रस्तावjijñāsāprastāvam. N. of wk., Prata1par. Sch.

masculine gender Name of work, Prata1par. Scholiast or Commentator

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ब्रह्मजिज्ञासाbrahmajijñāsāf. the desire of knowing Brahma8 ब्रह्म Ba1dar. (cf. IW. 104) .

feminine the desire of knowing Brahma8 ब्रह्म Ba1dar. (confer, compare IW. 104) .

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विजिज्ञासाvijijñāsā&c. see under वि√ज्ञा .
1. etc. see under वि√ज्ञा .
2. feminine (from Desiderative) desire of knowing distinctly, wish to prove or try, inquiry about (compound) S3Br. MBh. BhP.
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