Sthitaprajna, Sthitaprajña, Sthita-prajna: 10 definitions
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Sthitaprajna 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.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ) refers to “one whose intelligence is fixed in self-realization”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ).—a. firm in judgment or wisdom, free from any hallucination, contented; प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान् । आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते (prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha manogatān | ātmanyevātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthitaprajñastadocyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.55.
Sthitaprajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthita and prajña (प्रज्ञ).
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ).—mfn.
(-jñaḥ-jñā-jñaṃ) 1. Calm, content, free from desire. 2. Firm in judgment or wisdom, free from fancies or hallucinations. E. sthita, and prajñā wisdom.
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ).—adj. calm.
Sthitaprajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthita and prajña (प्रज्ञ).
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ).—[adjective] firm in judgment.
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ):—[=sthita-prajña] [from sthita > sthā] mfn. firm in judgement and wisdom, calm, contented, [Bhagavad-gītā]
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ):—[sthita-prajña] (jñaḥ-jñā-jñaṃ) a. Fixed, content.
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ):—adj. von fester Erkenntniss [Bhagavadgītā 2, 55] (defin.).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Sthitaprajña (ಸ್ಥಿತಪ್ರಜ್ಞ):—[adjective] (said of the state of the mind) not changing, fickle or wavering.
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Sthitaprajña (ಸ್ಥಿತಪ್ರಜ್ಞ):—[noun] a man not affected by external happenings as gain, loss, fear, joy, distress, disappointment, etc.; a steadfast man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ):—n. a firm in judgment; gifted with firm mental equilibrium;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Sthita, Prajna.
Full-text: Sthitprajna, Sthita.
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