Ajnatva, Ajñatva: 6 definitions
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Ajnatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchAjñātvā (अज्ञात्वा) refers to “not having known” (Śiva’s highest reality), according to the Kiraṇatantra verse 9.7-8.—Accordingly: while discussing the importance of the gnosis of Śiva: “Experience is a thought on an object of thought and is [thus] mental. Therefore, what is mental can be understood and what is beyond mind and formless [cannot]. [So], how can a guru, having not known (ajñātvā) [Śiva’s] highest reality [which is beyond mind and formless] give initiation? For an object can be known entirely, [but] he cannot be known in every respect”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAjñātvā (अज्ञात्वा) refers to “one who is unable to know the reality”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing the words of the lord and unable to know the reality (ajñātvā), being deluded by ignorance, O dear, I went near Gaṇeśa accompanied by the sages. On seeing me approaching, the powerful Gaṇeśa came to me very furiously and plucked my moustache and beard. ‘Forgive me. Forgive me, O lord. I have not come for fighting. I am a brahmin and shall be blessed. I have come to make peace and I will cause no harm’. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjñatva (अज्ञत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) Ignorance. E. ajña and tva aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀjñatva (आज्ञत्व).—[-ājñatva] in a-khaṇḍita-, i. e. a-khaṇḍita-ājña, from ājñā, + tva, n. The whole authority, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 229.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajñatva (अज्ञत्व):—[=a-jña-tva] [from a-jña] n. ignorance.
2) Ajñātvā (अज्ञात्वा):—[=a-jñātvā] [from a-jña] ind. not having known or ascertained.
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 corpusAjñatva (ಅಜ್ಞತ್ವ):—[noun] want of knowledge; ignorance; stupidity.
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)
Partial matches: Tva, Jnatva, A, Ajna.
Full-text: Ajnata, Annattuvam, Ajnatana, Ajnate, Ajnanate, Ajnana.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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