Ajanati, Ājānāti: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryājānāti : (ā + ñā + nā) knows; understands.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀjānāti, (ā + jānāti) to understand, to know, to learn D.I, 189; Sn.1064 (°amāna = vijānamāna Nd2 120). As aññāti at Vism.200. — pp. aññāta. Cp. also āṇāpeti. Ājāniya (ājānīya) (adj. n.) (cp. BSk. ājāneya & Sk. ājāti birth, good birth. Instead of its correct derivation from ā + jan (to be born, i. e. well-born) it is by Bdhgh. connected with ā + jñā (to learn, i. e. to be trained). See for these popular etym. e. g. J.I, 181: sārathissa cittarucitaṃ kāraṇaṃ ājānana-sabhāvo ājañño, and DhA.IV, 4: yaṃ assadamma-sārathi kāraṇaṃ kāreti tassa khippaṃ jānana‹-› samatthā ājāniyā. — The contracted form of the word is ājañña) of good race or breed; almost exclusively used to denote a thoroughbred horse (cp. assājāniya under assa3). (a) ājāniya (the more common & younger Pāli form): Sn.462, 528, 532; J.I, 178, 194; Dpvs.IV, 26; DhA.I, 402; III, 49; IV, 4; VvA.78; PvA.216. — (b) ājānīya: M.I, 445; A.V, 323; Dh.322 = Nd2 475. — (c) ǡjañña = (mostly in poetry): Sn.300 = 304; J.I, 181; Pv IV.154; purisājañña “a steed of man”, i. e. a man of noble race) S.III, 91 = Th.1, 1084 = Sn.544 = VvA.9; A.V, 325. —anājāniya of inferior birth M.I, 367.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Ajanatisusu.
Ends with: Avajanati, Pajanati, Prajanati, Sampajanati, Upajanati.
Full-text: Ajani, Annatavin, Pativijanati, Annatukama, Annatar, Annaya, Ajanatisusu, Annata, Anna.
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