"ज्ञान" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʑɲɑ́ː.nɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈd͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana). Etymology templates: {{suf|sa|ज्ञा|अन|nocat=|pos1=|pos2=|t1=to know, be aware of|t2=}} ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana), {{root|sa|sa|ज्ञा}}, {{sa-root|ज्ञा|अन|t1=to know, be aware of}} From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} ज्ञान • (jñāna) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: jñāna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ज्ञानम् [nominative, singular], ज्ञाने [dual, nominative], ज्ञानानि [nominative, plural], ज्ञाना1 [nominative, plural], ज्ञान [singular, vocative], ज्ञाने [dual, vocative], ज्ञानानि [plural, vocative], ज्ञाना1 [plural, vocative], ज्ञानम् [accusative, singular], ज्ञाने [accusative, dual], ज्ञानानि [accusative, plural], ज्ञाना1 [accusative, plural], ज्ञानेन [instrumental, singular], ज्ञानाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], ज्ञानैः [instrumental, plural], ज्ञानेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], ज्ञानाय [dative, singular], ज्ञानाभ्याम् [dative, dual], ज्ञानेभ्यः [dative, plural], ज्ञानात् [ablative, singular], ज्ञानाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], ज्ञानेभ्यः [ablative, plural], ज्ञानस्य [genitive, singular], ज्ञानयोः [dual, genitive], ज्ञानानाम् [genitive, plural], ज्ञाने [locative, singular], ज्ञानयोः [dual, locative], ज्ञानेषु [locative, plural]
  1. 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)
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-AjEI4fU7 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 13 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 25 4 14 2 24 30 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 2 21 1 22 30
  2. "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-g6WonVBx Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा: 9 28 9 29 17 7
  3. conscience
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-Cr-SDLzy Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 13 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 25 4 14 2 24 30 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 2 21 1 22 30
  4. = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-uY1CUNhd Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा: 9 28 9 29 17 7
  5. engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-bAOjaiar Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 13 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा: 9 28 9 29 17 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 25 4 14 2 24 30 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 2 21 1 22 30
  6. name of a shakti
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-WGEHt9vf Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 13 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 25 4 14 2 24 30 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 2 21 1 22 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ज्ञानपाल (jñānapāla)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 44 0 46 10 0",
      "roman": "jñānapāla",
      "word": "ज्ञानपाल"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "जाण",
            "tr": "j̈āṇ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Marathi: जाण (j̈āṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Marathi: जाण (j̈āṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "ñāṇa"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: ñāṇa\n→ Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)\n→ Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)\n→ Thai: ญาณ (yaan)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: ñāṇa\n→ Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)\n→ Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)\n→ Thai: ญาณ (yaan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-pra"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "જાણ"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: જાણ (jāṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: જાણ (jāṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "जान"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: जान (jān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: जान (jān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਜਾਣ"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਜਾਣ (jāṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਜਾਣ (jāṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "জ্ঞান",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: জ্ঞান (gyan) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: জ্ঞান (gyan) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "জ্ঞান",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: জ্ঞান (gên) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: জ্ঞান (gên) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "jnana",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: jnana (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: jnana (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "જ્ઞાન",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: જ્ઞાન (jñān) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: જ્ઞાન (jñān) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ज्ञान"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: ज्ञान (jñān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: ज्ञान (jñān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "گیان"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: گیان (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: گیان (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಜ್ಞಾನ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಜ್ಞಾನ (jñāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಜ್ಞಾನ (jñāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: ज्ञान (jñān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: ज्ञान (jñān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਗਿਆਨ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨ (giāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨ (giāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oty",
            "2": "𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Tamil: 𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆 (ñāṉam)\nTamil: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Tamil: 𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆 (ñāṉam)\nTamil: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "జ్ఞానము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: జ్ఞానము (jñānamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: జ్ఞానము (jñānamu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ज्ञा",
        "3": "अन",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of",
        "t2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "ज्ञा"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ज्ञा",
        "2": "अन",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of"
      },
      "expansion": "From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jñāna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञान",
      "roman": "jñāna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेन",
      "roman": "jñānena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानैः",
      "roman": "jñānaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभिः1",
      "roman": "jñānebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाय",
      "roman": "jñānāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानात्",
      "roman": "jñānāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानस्य",
      "roman": "jñānasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानाम्",
      "roman": "jñānānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेषु",
      "roman": "jñāneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञान • (jñāna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 5 13 1 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 4 14 2 24 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 21 1 22 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-AjEI4fU7",
      "links": [
        [
          "knowing",
          "knowing"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 28 9 29 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "knowingly or ignorantly",
          "roman": "jñānād ajñānād vā",
          "text": "ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानाद् वा",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"knowledge about anything cognizance\" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-g6WonVBx",
      "links": [
        [
          "ज्ञानतस्",
          "ज्ञानतस्#Sanskrit"
        ],
        [
          "अज्ञान",
          "अज्ञान#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 5 13 1 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 4 14 2 24 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 21 1 22 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "conscience"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-Cr-SDLzy",
      "links": [
        [
          "conscience",
          "conscience"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 28 9 29 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "= ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-uY1CUNhd",
      "links": [
        [
          "ज्ञानेन्द्रिय",
          "ज्ञानेन्द्रिय#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 5 13 1 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 28 9 29 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 4 14 2 24 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 21 1 22 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-bAOjaiar",
      "links": [
        [
          "सर्पिषस्",
          "सर्पिस्#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 5 13 1 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 4 14 2 24 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 21 1 22 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a shakti"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-WGEHt9vf",
      "links": [
        [
          "shakti",
          "shakti"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʑɲɑ́ː.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ज्ञान"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "jñānapāla",
      "word": "ज्ञानपाल"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "जाण",
            "tr": "j̈āṇ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Marathi: जाण (j̈āṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Marathi: जाण (j̈āṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "ñāṇa"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: ñāṇa\n→ Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)\n→ Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)\n→ Thai: ญาณ (yaan)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: ñāṇa\n→ Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)\n→ Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)\n→ Thai: ญาณ (yaan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-pra"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "જાણ"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: જાણ (jāṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: જાણ (jāṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "जान"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: जान (jān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: जान (jān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਜਾਣ"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਜਾਣ (jāṇ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਜਾਣ (jāṇ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "জ্ঞান",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: জ্ঞান (gyan) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: জ্ঞান (gyan) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "জ্ঞান",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: জ্ঞান (gên) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: জ্ঞান (gên) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "jnana",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: jnana (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: jnana (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "જ્ઞાન",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: જ્ઞાન (jñān) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: જ્ઞાન (jñān) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ज्ञान"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: ज्ञान (jñān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: ज्ञान (jñān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "گیان"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: گیان (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: گیان (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಜ್ಞಾನ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಜ್ಞಾನ (jñāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಜ್ಞಾನ (jñāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: ज्ञान (jñān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: ज्ञान (jñān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਗਿਆਨ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨ (giāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨ (giāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oty",
            "2": "𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Tamil: 𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆 (ñāṉam)\nTamil: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Tamil: 𑀜𑀸𑀷𑀫𑁆 (ñāṉam)\nTamil: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "జ్ఞానము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: జ్ఞానము (jñānamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: జ్ఞానము (jñānamu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ज्ञा",
        "3": "अन",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of",
        "t2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "ज्ञा"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ज्ञा",
        "2": "अन",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of"
      },
      "expansion": "From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jñāna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञान",
      "roman": "jñāna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñānam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñānāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñānā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेन",
      "roman": "jñānena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानैः",
      "roman": "jñānaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभिः1",
      "roman": "jñānebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाय",
      "roman": "jñānāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानात्",
      "roman": "jñānāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñānābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñānebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानस्य",
      "roman": "jñānasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानाम्",
      "roman": "jñānānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेषु",
      "roman": "jñāneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञान • (jñāna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "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)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knowing",
          "knowing"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "knowingly or ignorantly",
          "roman": "jñānād ajñānād vā",
          "text": "ज्ञानाद् अज्ञानाद् वा",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"knowledge about anything cognizance\" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ज्ञानतस्",
          "ज्ञानतस्#Sanskrit"
        ],
        [
          "अज्ञान",
          "अज्ञान#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conscience"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conscience",
          "conscience"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "= ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ज्ञानेन्द्रिय",
          "ज्ञानेन्द्रिय#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "सर्पिषस्",
          "सर्पिस्#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a shakti"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shakti",
          "shakti"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʑɲɑ́ː.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ज्ञान"
}

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