प्रज्ञा
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
प्र- (pra-, “in front of”) + ज्ञ (√jñā, “to know”)
Adjective[edit]
प्रज्ञा (prajñā)
- nominative feminine singular of प्रज्ञ (prajña)
Noun[edit]
प्रज्ञा (prajñā) f
- wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, judgement (ŚBr.)
- plan, method (ŚBr., ŚāṅkhŚr.)
- a clever or sensible woman (W.)
- Wisdom personified as a goddess, Saraswati (L.)
- one of the enumerated शक्ति (śakti)
- (Buddhism) transcendental wisdom (MWB.)
- the energy of Adi-Buddha (MWB.)
Declension[edit]
Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रज्ञा
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | प्रज्ञा (prajñā) | प्रज्ञे (prajñe) | प्रज्ञाः (prajñāḥ) |
| Vocative | प्रज्ञे (prajñe) | प्रज्ञे (prajñe) | प्रज्ञाः (prajñāḥ) |
| Accusative | प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) | प्रज्ञे (prajñe) | प्रज्ञाः (prajñāḥ) |
| Instrumental | प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) | प्रज्ञाभ्याम् (prajñābhyām) | प्रज्ञाभिः (prajñābhiḥ) |
| Dative | प्रज्ञायै (prajñāyai) | प्रज्ञाभ्याम् (prajñābhyām) | प्रज्ञाभ्यः (prajñābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | प्रज्ञायाः (prajñāyāḥ) | प्रज्ञाभ्याम् (prajñābhyām) | प्रज्ञाभ्यः (prajñābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | प्रज्ञायाः (prajñāyāḥ) | प्रज्ञयोः (prajñayoḥ) | प्रज्ञानाम् (prajñānām) |
| Locative | प्रज्ञायाम् (prajñāyām) | प्रज्ञयोः (prajñayoḥ) | प्रज्ञासु (prajñāsu) |
Etymology 2[edit]
Root[edit]
प्रज्ञा (prajñā)
- root of प्रजानाति (prajānāti)
References[edit]
- 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 0659
