Adhyatmajnana, Adhyātmajñāna, Adhyatma-jnana: 4 definitions
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Adhyatmajnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान).—n S Science of, or knowledge acquired of, spirit.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishadhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान).—n Knowledge acquired of spirit.
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 dictionaryAdhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान).—knowledge of the supreme spirit or आत्मन् (ātman), theosophical or metaphysical knowledge (the doctrines taught by the Upaniṣads &c.); °विद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् (vidyā vidyānāṃ vādaḥ pravadatāmaham) Bg.1.32 (adhyātmavidyā nyāyavaiśeṣikamate dehabhinnatvena, sāṃkhyādimate prakṛtibhinnatvena ātmanaḥ svarūpādipratipādikā, vedāntimate tu brahmābhinnatvena iti bhedaḥ; sarveṣāṃ mate'pi ātmatattvajñānarūpatvāttasyā adhyātmavidyātvam.). त्रयी विग्रह- वत्येव सममध्यात्मविद्यया (trayī vigraha- vatyeva samamadhyātmavidyayā) M.1.14;
Derivable forms: adhyātmajñānam (अध्यात्मज्ञानम्).
Adhyātmajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhyātma and jñāna (ज्ञान). See also (synonyms): adhyātmavidyā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान):—[=adhy-ātma-jñāna] [from adhy-ātma] n. knowledge of the Supreme Spirit or of ātman.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Jnana, Adhyatma.
Full-text: Nityatva, Adhyatmavidya.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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