ज्ञान
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[edit] Hindi
[edit] Noun
ज्ञान • (gyān) m.
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[edit] Sanskrit
[edit] Noun
ज्ञान (jñāna) n.
- knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)
- "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))
- jñānād a-jñānād vā — knowingly or ignorantly
- conscience
- = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñāne*ndriya)
- engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas), "in sacrifice with clarified butter")
- name of a shakti
[edit] Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of ज्ञान
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ज्ञानः (jñānaḥ) | ज्ञानौ (jñānau) | ज्ञानाः (jñānāḥ) |
| Vocative | ज्ञान (jñāna) | ज्ञानौ (jñānau) | ज्ञानाः (jñānāḥ) |
| Accusative | ज्ञानम् (jñānam) | ज्ञानौ (jñānau) | ज्ञानान् (jñānān) |
| Instrumental | ज्ञानेन (jñānena) | ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñānābhyām) | ज्ञानैः (jñānaiḥ) |
| Dative | ज्ञानाय (jñānāya) | ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñānābhyām) | ज्ञानेभ्यः (jñānebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | ज्ञानात् (jñānāt) | ज्ञानाभ्याम् (jñānābhyām) | ज्ञानेभ्यः (jñānebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | ज्ञानस्य (jñānasya) | ज्ञानयोः (jñānayoḥ) | ज्ञानानाम् (jñānānām) |
| Locative | ज्ञाने (jñāne) | ज्ञानयोः (jñānayoḥ) | ज्ञानेषु (jñāneṣu) |
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[edit] References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0426
