Jnananishtha, Jñānaniṣṭha, Jnana-nishtha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Jñānaniṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Jnananistha or Jnananishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJñānaniṣṭha (ज्ञाननिष्ठ).—a. intent on acquiring true (spiritual) knowledge; ज्ञानिनिष्ठा द्विजाः केचित् (jñāniniṣṭhā dvijāḥ kecit) Manusmṛti 3.134.
Jñānaniṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jñāna and niṣṭha (निष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānaniṣṭha (ज्ञाननिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Cultivating spiritual knowledge. E. jñāna, and niṣṭha engaged in.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānaniṣṭha (ज्ञाननिष्ठ):—[=jñāna-niṣṭha] [from jñāna > jñā] mfn. engaged in cultivating true knowledge, [Manu-smṛti, iii, 1 34.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānaniṣṭha (ज्ञाननिष्ठ):—[jñāna-niṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) p. Intent on the acquisition of knowledge.
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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Partial matches: Nishtha, Jnana.
Ends with: Tattvajnananishtha.
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