Jijnasu, Jijñāsu: 12 definitions
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Jijnasu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Jigyasu.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु) refers to “inquisitive” and represents one of the “four meritorious persons”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.43.—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Dakṣa:—“[...] four kinds of meritorious persons worship me always. O patriarch Dakṣa, the latter are greater than the former. They are—the distressed, the inquisitive (i.e., jijñāsu), the fortune-seeker and the wise. The first three are ordinary and the fourth one is extraordinary person. The wise among these four is a great favourite of mine. He is of my own form. None is dearer to me than the wise. It is the truth. I tell you the truth”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjijñāsu (जिज्ञासु).—a S Desirous of knowledge, inquisitive, curious; a philomath.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjijñāsu (जिज्ञासु).—a Inquisitive, curious; a philo- math.
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 dictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु).—a. [jñā san u]
1) Desirous of knowing, inquisitive, curious; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6.44.
2) Desirous of getting absolution (mumukṣu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु).—mfn. (-suḥ-suḥ-su) Inquiring, inquisitive. E. jñā to know, desid. form, u aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु).—[adjective] wishing to know, inquiring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु):—[from jijñāpayiṣu] mfn. desirous of knowing, inquiring into, examining, testing, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु):—[(suḥ-suḥ-su) a.] Inquiring.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु) [Also spelled jigyasu]:—(a) curious, inquisitive; willing to learn; (nm) a learner.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJijñāsu (ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸು):—[noun] a man desirous of knowing by investigating, testing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJijñāsu (जिज्ञासु):—adj. curious; inquisitive; willing to learn;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jinnacu.
Ends with: Ajijnasu, Jinnacu, Tattvajijnasu, Upajijnasu, Vijijnasu.
Full-text: Jijnu, Jigyasu, Tattvajijnasu, Upajijnasu, Shreshthabhaj, Kramayogena, Vijijnasu, Cinnacu, Shila.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 7.16 < [Chapter 7 - Vijñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Realization of Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 6.44 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verse 8.14 < [Chapter 8 - Tāraka-brahma-yoga (the Yoga of Absolute Deliverance)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.97 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.5 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 4.1 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Oru nayakamay)]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)