Alternative spellings of this word include Kimchijjna.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kiñcijjñā (किञ्चिज्ज्ञा) refers to “having little knowledge”, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “If the teachers who are in the world have little knowledge (kiñcijjñā) how can (authentic spiritual) knowledge be protected (from corruption)? (Indeed, such teachers) steal knowledge away. If a disciple disrespects (his) teacher (thinking to himself) ‘I have acquired the essence of (his) knowledge, (it is time to) leave’ (and does so) without saying (that he is leaving), the goddesses will block (his development) and make (him) more foolish. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kiñcijjña (किंचिज्ज्ञ).—a S That knows little or superficially; a smatterer. Ex. paramātmā tō sarvajña jīvātmā tō kiṃ0 ॥.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kiñcijjña (किंचिज्ज्ञ).—a That knows little or superficially, a smatterer.

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

Kiṃcijjña (किंचिज्ज्ञ):—[=kiṃ-cij-jña] [from kiṃ-cid > kiṃ > kim] mfn. knowing a little, a mere smatterer

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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: Kincit, Jna.

Starts with: Kincijjnana.

Full-text: Kincikkinan, Kincikkiyattuvam, Kincinnam, Kincinnattuvam, Jna, Kim.

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