Abhijnana, Abhijñāna: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Abhijnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhigyan.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAbhijñāna.—(LP), a token by which the identity of a person is recognised. Note: abhijñāna is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—n S Thorough or deep knowledge of.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—n Thorough knowledge of.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—
1) Recognition; तदभिज्ञानहेतोर्हि दत्तं तेन महात्मना (tadabhijñānahetorhi dattaṃ tena mahātmanā) Rām. (abhijñāna is a combination of anubhava or direct perception and smṛti or recollection; a sort of direct perception assisted by the memory; as when we say 'this is the same man I saw yesterday' so'yaṃ hyo dṛṣṭo naraḥ, anubhava or direct perception leading to the identification expressed by ayam and the memory leading to the reference to past action expressed by saḥ).
2) Remembrance, recollection; knowledge, ascertainment.
3) (a) A sign or token of recognition (person or thing); वत्स योगिन्यस्मि मालत्यभिज्ञानं च धारयामि (vatsa yoginyasmi mālatyabhijñānaṃ ca dhārayāmi) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.118,124; R.12. 62; Meghadūta 114; उपपन्नेरभिज्ञानैर्दूतं तमवगच्छत (upapannerabhijñānairdūtaṃ tamavagacchata) Rām.
4) The dark portion in the dise of the moon. cf. अभिज्ञानं स्मृतावपि । गर्वे ज्ञाने च हिंसायां प्रणवे च समीरितम् (abhijñānaṃ smṛtāvapi | garve jñāne ca hiṃsāyāṃ praṇave ca samīritam) Nm.
Derivable forms: abhijñānam (अभिज्ञानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. A mark, a spot or stain. 2. A sing, a token. 3. Ascrtaining, knowledge. E. abhi before jñā to know, and lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—i. e. abhi-jñā + ana, n. 1. Remembrance, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5. 68, 1. 2. Recognition, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Abhijñāna (अभिज्ञान).—[neuter] = [preceding] [feminine]; recognition or sign of recognition. śakuntala [neuter] T. of a drama (the Token or Ring-Śakuntala).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhijñāna (अभिज्ञान):—[=abhi-jñāna] [from abhi-jñā] n. remembrance, recollection
2) [v.s. ...] knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] ascertainment
4) [v.s. ...] a sign or token of remembrance
5) [v.s. ...] any sign or token serving as a proof for ([locative case] or prati), [Rāmāyaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] = abhijñāna-śakuntala q.v., [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Recollection, remembrance.
2) Recognition.
3) A sign or token of recognition; e. g. in the Anukram. of the Rāmāyaṇa: saṃbhāṣaṇaṃ ca maithilyā abhijñānasya cārpaṇam; or Bhaṭṭik.: abhijñānaṃ gṛhītvā te (scil. vānarāḥ) samutpeturnabhastalam; or ayaṃ maithilyabhijñānaṃ kākutsthasyāṅgurīyakaḥ.
4) The dark portion in the moon’s disk. [A nom. plur. masc. abhijñānāḥ is mentioned by Langlois in his tranel. of the Harivaṃśa as a v. 1. of abhiglāna q. v.] E. jñā with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान):—[abhi-jñāna] (naṃ) 1. n. A mark, a sign; ascertaining; knowledge.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhijñāna (अभिज्ञान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhiṇṇāṇa, Ahiṇṇāṇa.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbhijñāna (अभिज्ञान) [Also spelled abhigyan]:—(nm) recognition; recollection; identification; anagnorisis.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbhijñāna (ಅಭಿಜ್ಞಾನ):—
1) [noun] the act, fact or state of knowing well; deep knowledge.
2) [noun] the act or the process of remembering; the act of recollecting; a calling back to mind; remembrance.
3) [noun] a sign, indication, symbol or a thing that helps recollecting the past.
4) [noun] something presented in a legal proceeding, as a statement of a witness, an object, etc., which bears on or establishes a point in question; an evidence; a proof.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Abhijnanamarana, Abhijnanamudra, Abhijnanapatra, Abhijnanapattra, Abhijnanaratnavali, Abhijnanashakuntala, Abhijnanashakuntalam.
Ends with: Apratyabhijnana, Pratyabhijnana, Sabhijnana, Vishayapratyabhijnana.
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