Purushajnana, Puruṣajñāna, Purusha-jnana: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puruṣajñāna can be transliterated into English as Purusajnana or Purushajnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣajñāna (पुरुषज्ञान).—knowledge of mankind; Manusmṛti 7.211.
Derivable forms: puruṣajñānam (पुरुषज्ञानम्).
Puruṣajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and jñāna (ज्ञान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣajñāna (पुरुषज्ञान).—n.
(-naṃ) Knowledge of mankind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣajñāna (पुरुषज्ञान).—[neuter] knowledge of men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣajñāna (पुरुषज्ञान):—[=puruṣa-jñāna] [from puruṣa] n. knowledge of men or mankind, [Manu-smṛti vii, 211.]
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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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Partial matches: Purusha, Jnana.
Full-text: Suduhkha.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.206-211 < [Section XIV - Consolidation of Conquered Territory]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
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