Vijnata, Vijñāta, Vijñatā: 10 definitions
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Vijnata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vigyat.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Vijñāta (विज्ञात).—A Jayādeva.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 7: 4. 3; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 7.
1b) The mind-born son of Vijñāti.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 58.
1c) A son of Brahmā with mantraśarīra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvijñāta (विज्ञात).—p S Known. vijñātā a S That knows.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvijñāta (विज्ञात).—p Known. vijñātā a That knows.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVijñatā (विज्ञता).—Cleverness, shrewdness.
See also (synonyms): vijānatā.
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Vijñāta (विज्ञात).—p. p.
1) Known, understood, perceived.
2) Well-known, celebrated, famous.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijñatā (विज्ञता).—f.
(-tā) Wisdom, learning. E. tal added to the preceding; also with tva, vijñatvaṃ .
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Vijñāta (विज्ञात).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Celebrated, famous, known. 2. Known, understood. E. vi before, jñā to know, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vijñatā (विज्ञता):—[=vi-jña-tā] [from vi-jña > vi-jñā] f. wisdom, skill, cleverness, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Vijñāta (विज्ञात):—[=vi-jñāta] [from vi-jñā] mfn. discerned, understood, known etc.
3) [v.s. ...] celebrated, famous, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vijñatā (विज्ञता):—(tā) 1. f. Wisdom, learning.
2) Vijñāta (विज्ञात):—[vi-jñāta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Known, notorious, celebrated.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vijñāta (विज्ञात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viāṇia, Viṇṇāya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVijñāta (विज्ञात) [Also spelled vigyat]:—(a) well-known, famous, reputed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVijñāta (ವಿಜ್ಞಾತ):—
1) [adjective] known; understood; realised.
2) [adjective] famous; renowned.
3) [adjective] very skillful; having much training and knowledge in some special field; expert.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ta, Vi, Jnata, Vijna.
Starts with: Vijnatahridaya, Vijnatar, Vijnatartha, Vijnatasthali, Vijnatatman, Vijnatavirya, Vijnatavya.
Ends with: Aniveditavijnata, Asamvijnata, Avijnata, Durvijnata, Lokavijnata, Samvijnata.
Full-text (+1): Avijnata, Aniveditavijnata, Vijnatavirya, Vijnatasthali, Vijanata, Vijnatatman, Avijnatagada, Avijnatagati, Vijnatri, Samvijnata, Lokavijnata, Viania, Vijnatartha, Vinnaya, Vijnati, Vigyat, Vijnatavya, Jayadeva, Vibhava, Chaya.
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