Jnanaghana, Jñānaghana, Jnana-ghana: 5 definitions
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Jnanaghana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Hindupedia: Later AdvaitinsHead of the Śṛṅgerī Pīṭha from 848-910 CE, author of the Tattvaśuddhi.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjñānaghana (ज्ञानघन).—a (S) Filled to the full with understanding. Ex. mahārāja rāja sadguru jñā0 ॥.
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 dictionaryJñānaghana (ज्ञानघन).—m. pure or mere knowledge; निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च (nirviśeṣāya sāmyāya namo jñānaghanāya ca) Bhāgavata 8.3.12; तं त्वामहं ज्ञानघनं (taṃ tvāmahaṃ jñānaghanaṃ)...कथं (kathaṃ)...परिभावयामि (paribhāvayāmi) ibid 9.8.24.
Jñānaghana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jñāna and ghana (घन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānaghana (ज्ञानघन):—[=jñāna-ghana] [from jñāna > jñā] m. pure or mere knowledge or intellect, [viii, 3, 12; ix, 8, 23]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghana, Jnana.
Starts with: Jnanaghana acarya, Jnanaghanacarya.
Ends with: Prajnanaghana, Vijnanaghana.
Full-text: Jnanaghanacarya, Vijnanaghana, Prajnanaghana, Jnanaghana acarya, Caturvedatatparya, Jnapti.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 7 - Śaṅkara and his School < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - The Liberation of the Mighty Elephant < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]