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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ājānāti : (ā + ñā + nā) knows; understands.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ājānāti, (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.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

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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