Dvicandrajnana, Dvicandrajñāna, Dvicandra-jnana: 1 definition

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Dvicandrajnana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Dvichandrajnana.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Dvicandrajñāna (द्विचन्द्रज्ञान) refers to a phenomenon “being produced by pressing the eye with a finger”, according to the Vivaraṇaprameyasaṃgraha (V.S.S, p. 37). Cf. Dvicandradhī (the “illusion of seeing two moons due to an eye disease called Timira”), as mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 13.42.; 15.51. The expression is frequently used in philosophical literature as an illustration of illusion, e.g., in Śrībhāṣya 1.1.1; in Śāṃkarabhāṣya 2.1.27; in Paramārthasāra (verse 22). The Yogācāra Buddhist who regards knowledge as the sole reality says that to see a difference between knowledge and its object is to see two moons in one (quoted in Bhāmatī).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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