"ज्ञान" meaning in Sanskrit

See ज्ञान in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʑɲɑ́ː.nɐ/ [Vedic], /d͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā) Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna) From the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|from|ज्ञा>know|id=knowledge|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā) Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna), {{suf|sa|ज्ञा|अन|nocat=|pos1=|pos2=|t1=to know, be aware of|t2=|tr2=}} ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana), {{root|sa|sa|ज्ञा|id=}}, {{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|tr=jñā́na}} ज्ञान • (jñā́na) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|jñā́na}} Forms: jñā́na [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ज्ञानम् [nominative, singular], ज्ञाने [dual, nominative], ज्ञानानि [nominative, plural], ज्ञाना1 [nominative, plural], 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], ज्ञान [singular, vocative], ज्ञाने [dual, vocative], ज्ञानानि [plural, vocative], ज्ञाना1 [plural, vocative]
  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): Pages with entries, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 1 12 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 31 9 10 2 10 36
  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: 7 33 2 34 16 7
  3. conscience
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-Cr-SDLzy Categories (other): Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 31 9 10 2 10 36
  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: 7 33 2 34 16 7
  5. engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-bAOjaiar Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा: 7 33 2 34 16 7
  6. name of a shakti
    Sense id: en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-WGEHt9vf Categories (other): Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with etymology trees, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 1 12 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with etymology trees: 29 8 11 2 11 38 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 33 10 4 2 8 43 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 31 9 10 2 10 36 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन: 30 7 4 3 13 43 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 29 7 8 2 9 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: अज्ञान (ajñāna) (english: ignorance), विज्ञान (vijñāna) (english: cognitive capacity, discernment, intelligence; proficiency; consciousness), प्रज्ञान (prajñāna) (english: knowledge, wisdom, intelligence), ज्ञानपाल (jñānapāla)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 44 0 46 10 0",
      "english": "ignorance",
      "roman": "ajñāna",
      "word": "अज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 44 0 46 10 0",
      "english": "cognitive capacity, discernment, intelligence; proficiency; consciousness",
      "roman": "vijñāna",
      "word": "विज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 44 0 46 10 0",
      "english": "knowledge, wisdom, intelligence",
      "roman": "prajñāna",
      "word": "प्रज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "_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": "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": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "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": "ne",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (jñāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (jñāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ज्ञान"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: ज्ञान (dnyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: ज्ञान (dnyān)"
    },
    {
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠉꠤꠀꠘ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (gian)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (gian)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "from",
        "3": "ज्ञा>know",
        "id": "knowledge",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-\nSanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)\nSanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ज्ञा",
        "3": "अन",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of",
        "t2": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "ज्ञा",
        "id": ""
      },
      "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": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-\nSanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)\nSanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)\nFrom the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jñā́na",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेन",
      "roman": "jñā́nena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानैः",
      "roman": "jñā́naiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभिः1",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाय",
      "roman": "jñā́nāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानात्",
      "roman": "jñā́nāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानस्य",
      "roman": "jñā́nasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñā́nayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानाम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñā́nayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेषु",
      "roman": "jñā́neṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञान",
      "roman": "jñā́na",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "jñā́na"
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञान • (jñā́na) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jñā́na"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 35 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 1 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 9 10 2 10 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "7 33 2 34 16 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": [
        [
          "अज्ञान",
          "अज्ञान#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 9 10 2 10 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "conscience"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-Cr-SDLzy",
      "links": [
        [
          "conscience",
          "conscience"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 33 2 34 16 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "= ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-uY1CUNhd"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 33 2 34 16 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "35 35 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 1 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 8 11 2 11 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 10 4 2 8 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 9 10 2 10 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 7 4 3 13 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 7 8 2 9 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a shakti"
      ],
      "id": "en-ज्ञान-sa-noun-WGEHt9vf",
      "links": [
        [
          "shakti",
          "shakti"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʑɲɑ́ː.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ज्ञान"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with etymology trees",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ज्ञा",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃-",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अन",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ignorance",
      "roman": "ajñāna",
      "word": "अज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "english": "cognitive capacity, discernment, intelligence; proficiency; consciousness",
      "roman": "vijñāna",
      "word": "विज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "english": "knowledge, wisdom, intelligence",
      "roman": "prajñāna",
      "word": "प्रज्ञान"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "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": "ne",
            "2": "ज्ञान",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ज्ञान (gyān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (jñāna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (jñāna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ज्ञान"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: ज्ञान (dnyān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: ज्ञान (dnyān)"
    },
    {
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠉꠤꠀꠘ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (gian)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (gian)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "from",
        "3": "ज्ञा>know",
        "id": "knowledge",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-\nSanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)\nSanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ज्ञा",
        "3": "अन",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "t1": "to know, be aware of",
        "t2": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana)",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "ज्ञा",
        "id": ""
      },
      "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": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-\nSanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)\nSanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)\nFrom the root ज्ञा (jñā, “to know, be aware of”) + -अन (-ana).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jñā́na",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेन",
      "roman": "jñā́nena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानैः",
      "roman": "jñā́naiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभिः1",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाय",
      "roman": "jñā́nāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानात्",
      "roman": "jñā́nāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेभ्यः",
      "roman": "jñā́nebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानस्य",
      "roman": "jñā́nasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñā́nayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानाम्",
      "roman": "jñā́nānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानयोः",
      "roman": "jñā́nayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानेषु",
      "roman": "jñā́neṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञान",
      "roman": "jñā́na",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाने",
      "roman": "jñā́ne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञानानि",
      "roman": "jñā́nāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ज्ञाना1",
      "roman": "jñā́nā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "jñā́na"
      },
      "expansion": "ज्ञान • (jñā́na) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jñā́na"
      },
      "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": [
        [
          "अज्ञान",
          "अज्ञान#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conscience"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conscience",
          "conscience"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "= ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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": "/d͡ʑɲɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ज्ञान"
}

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