Jnananishcaya, Jñānaniścaya, Jnana-nishcaya: 2 definitions

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Jnananishcaya 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.

The Sanskrit term Jñānaniścaya can be transliterated into English as Jnananiscaya or Jnananishcaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Jnananishchaya.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jñānaniścaya (ज्ञाननिश्चय).—certainty, ascertainment.

Derivable forms: jñānaniścayaḥ (ज्ञाननिश्चयः).

Jñānaniścaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jñāna and niścaya (निश्चय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jñānaniścaya (ज्ञाननिश्चय):—[=jñāna-niścaya] [from jñāna > jñā] m. certainty, ascertainment, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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.

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