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

• -अनुत्पादः ignorance, folly.

• -अपोहः forgetfulness.

• -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

  1. contemplation as the principal means of, attaining the Supreme spirit or acquiring true or spiritual knowledge; ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेण योगिनाम् Bg.3.3. लक्षणम्, णा indication, sign, a means of knowing or inferring.
  2. (in logic) sign or proof of knowledge; subsequent derived from antecedent knowledge.

• -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.

• -साधनम्

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

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).

Derived forms and compounds

• -ईश्वर Name of the author of the Mitākṣarā, a commentary on Yājñavalkya's Smṛiti.

• -पादः Name of Vyāsa.

• -मातृकः an epithet of Buddha.

• -योगः means of arriving at correct knowledge (प्रमाण); केन विज्ञानयोगेन मतिश्चित्तं समास्थिता Mb. 14.21.11.

• -वादः the theory of knowledge, the doctrine taught by Buddha.

• -स्कन्धः one of the five स्कन्धs postulated in the Buddhistic philosophy (रूपवेदना- विज्ञानसंज्ञासंस्काराः क्षणिकविज्ञानस्कन्धे स्मृतिरनुपपन्ना ŚB. on MS.1.1.5.