Ajnanin, Ajñānī, Ajñānin, Ajnani: 10 definitions
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Ajnanin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्) refers to “ignorant persons”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Idols and images of deities appeared to cry and fly up. Even when there was no gale, trees fell down. Planets in the sky clashed with one another. O excellent sage, these and similar portending phenomena occurred: Ignorant persons [i.e., ajñānin] thought the submersion of the whole universe was imminent. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्) refers to “one who is ignorant”, according to the Jñānārṇava—Accordingly, “Women do not come, nor indeed will they go away, with anyone. Nevertheless, those who are ignorant (ajña; var.: ajñāninaḥ, “ignorant”) enter hell for the sake of them”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryAjñānī (अज्ञानी).—a (ajñāna) Unlearned, ignorant.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishAjñānī (अज्ञानी).—a Unlearned, ignorant.
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 dictionaryAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्).—= अज्ञ (ajña) above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्):—[=a-jñānin] [from a-jña] mfn. ignorant, unwise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-nī-ninī-ni) Ignorant, unwise. E. a neg. and jñānin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjñānin (अज्ञानिन्):—[(nī-ninī-ni) a.] Ignorant.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ajñānin (अज्ञानिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇṇāṇi.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAjñāni (ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿ):—[noun] a person wanting knowledge; an ignorant person.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ajnanina.
Ends with (+2): Asangottarajnanin, Brahmajnanin, Candrottarajnanin, Chandrottarajnanin, Devajnanin, Grihajnanin, Jnanottarajnanin, Kalajnanin, Kevalajnanin, Kusumottarajnanin, Mahajnanin, Rathajnanin, Sarvajnajnanin, Sattvottarajnanin, Shivajnani, Suryottarajnanin, Tattvajnanin, Vairocanottarajnanin, Vairochanottarajnanin, Vajrottarajnanin.
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