विज्ञानम्vijñānam1 Knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding; यज्जीव्यते क्षणमपि प्रथितं…
- 1 Knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, understanding; यज्जीव्यते क्षणमपि प्रथितं मनुष्यैर्विज्ञानशौर्यविभवार्यगुणैः समेतम् । तन्नाम जीवितमिह ... Pt.1.24;5.3; विज्ञानमयः कोशः 'the sheath of intelligence' (the first of the five sheaths of the soul).
- Discrimination, discernment.
- Skill, proficiency; प्रयोगविज्ञानम् Ś.1.2.
- Worldly or profane knowledge, knowledge derived from worldly experience (Opposite of ज्ञान which is 'knowledge of Brahma or Supreme Spirit'); ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः Bg.7.2;3.41;6.8; (the whole of the 7th Adhyāya of Bg. explains ज्ञान and विज्ञान).
- Business, employment.
- Music.
- Knowledge of the fourteen lores.
- The organ of knowledge; पञ्चविज्ञानचेतने (शरीरे) Mb.12.187. 12.
- Knowledge beyond the cognisance of the senses (अतीन्द्रियविषय); विज्ञानं हि महद्भ्रष्टम् Rām.3.71.3.
- Information; लब्धविज्ञानम् Mb.12.44.5.
Derived forms and compounds
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-ईश्वर Name of the author of the Mitākṣarā, a commentary on Yājñavalkya's Smṛiti.
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-पादः Name of Vyāsa.
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-मातृकः an epithet of Buddha.
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-योगः means of arriving at correct knowledge (प्रमाण); केन विज्ञानयोगेन मतिश्चित्तं समास्थिता Mb. 14.21.11.
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-वादः the theory of knowledge, the doctrine taught by Buddha.
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-स्कन्धः one of the five स्कन्धs postulated in the Buddhistic philosophy (रूपवेदना- विज्ञानसंज्ञासंस्काराः क्षणिकविज्ञानस्कन्धे स्मृतिरनुपपन्ना ŚB. on MS.1.1.5.
Source: Apte
