Adhyatmajnana, aka: Adhyātmajñāna, Adhyatma-jnana; 3 Definition(s)
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Marathi-English dictionary
adhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान).—n S Science of, or knowledge acquired of, spirit.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhyātmajñāna (अध्यात्मज्ञान).—n Knowledge acquired of spirit.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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-English dictionary
Adhyātmajñāna (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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Jnana | Jñāna (ज्ञान).—nt. (= Sanskrit; Pali ñāṇa), knowledge; for dis-tinction from vijñāna see the la... | |
| Adhyatma | Adhyātma (अध्यात्म).—a. [ātmana. saṃbaddhaṃ, ātmani adhikṛtaṃ vā] Belonging to self or person; ... | |
| Jnanendriya | Jñānendriya (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय).—an organ of perception; (these are five tvac, rasanā, cakṣus, karṇ... | |
| Jnanamudra | Jñānamudrā (ज्ञानमुद्रा) is the name of a gesture (mudrā) mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20, whi... | |
| Brahmajnana | Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—n. (-naṃ) Spiritual wisdom. E. brahma and jñāna knowledge. | |
| Pancajnana | Pañcajñāna (पञ्चज्ञान).—m. (-naḥ) A Bud'dha or Baud'dha sanctified teacher. E. pañca five (orga... | |
| Jnanakanda | Jñānakāṇḍa (ज्ञानकाण्ड).—that inner or esoteric portion of Veda which refers to true spiritual ... | |
| Jnanavijnana | Jñānavijñāna (ज्ञानविज्ञान).—n. (-naṃ) 1. Sacred and profane knowledge. 2. The Vedas and their ... | |
| Jnanaghana | Jñānaghana (ज्ञानघन).—m. pure or mere knowledge; निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च (nirviśeṣā... | |
| Bhavishyajnana | Bhaviṣyajñāna (भविष्यज्ञान).—knowledge of futurity. Derivable forms: bhaviṣyajñānam (भविष्यज्ञा... | |
| Divyajnana | Divyajñāna (दिव्यज्ञान).—supernatural knowledge. Derivable forms: divyajñānam (दिव्यज्ञानम्).Di... | |
| Antarjnana | Antarjñāna (अन्तर्ज्ञान).—inward or secret knowledge. Derivable forms: antarjñānam (अन्तर्ज्ञान... | |
| Atmajnana | Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—1) self-knowledge. 2) spiritual knowledge, knowledge of the soul or the ... | |
| Jnanayoga | Jñānayoga (ज्ञानयोग).—contemplation as the principal means of, attaining the Supreme spirit or ... | |
| Kshayajnana | 1) Kṣayajñāna (क्षयज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of cessation” according to the 2nd century M... |
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Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 8 - The Story of Bhāsa and Vilāsa < [Chapter V - Upaṣānti-prakaraṇa]
Part 9 - The Story of Śikhidhvaja < [Chapter VI - Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - The Ethics of the Gītā and the Buddhist Ethics < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]