ज्ञानम् [jñānam] [ज्ञा-भावे ल्युट्]
Knowing, understanding, becoming acquainted with, proficiency; सांख्यस्य योगस्य च ज्ञानम्
[Māl.1.7.] Knowledge, learning; तथेन्द्रियाकुलीभावे ज्ञेयं ज्ञानेन शुध्यति
[Mb.12.24.2;] बुद्धिर्ज्ञानेन शुध्यति
[Ms.5.19;] ज्ञाने मौनं क्षमा शत्रौ
[R.1.22.] Consciousness, cognizance, knowledge; ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापि
[Ms.8.288] knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously.
Sacred knowledge; especially, knowledge derived from meditation on the higher truths of religion and philosophy which teaches man how to understand his own nature and how he may be reunited to the Supreme Spirit (opp. कर्मन्); cf. ज्ञानयोग and कर्मयोग in
[Bg.3.3.] The organ of intelligence, sense, intellect; कच्चिज्ज्ञानानि सर्वाणि प्रसन्नानि तवाच्युत
[Mb.12.54.18.] Conscience.
The Supreme spirit.
An epithet of Viṣṇu.
The Vedas taken collectively.
Means of knowing; औत्पक्तिकस्तु शब्दस्यार्थेन सम्बन्धस्तस्य ज्ञानम्˚ ।
[MS.1.1.5.] An opinion, a view; बलदेवस्य वाक्यं तु मम ज्ञाने न युज्यते
[Mb.5.4.3.] -Comp.
-अग्निः knowledge-fire; ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जन
[Bg.4.37.] -अनुत्पादः ignorance, folly.
-अपोहः forgetfulness.
अभ्यासः study.
thinking, reflection.
-आत्मन् a. a. all wise.
-इन्द्रियम् an organ of perception; (these are five त्वच्, रसना, चक्षुस्, कर्ण and घ्राण- the skin, tongue, eye, ear and nose; see बुद्धीन्द्रिय under इन्द्रिय).
-काण्डम् that inner or esoteric portion of Veda which refers to true spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the Supreme spirit, as distinguished from the knowledge of ceremonial rites (opp. कर्मकाण्ड).
-कृत a. a. done knowingly or intentionally.
-गम्य a. a. attainable by the understanding.
-घन m. m. pure or mere knowledge; निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च
[Bhāg.8.3.12;] तं त्वामहं ज्ञानघनं...कथं...परिभावयामि ibid 9.8.24.
-चक्षुस् n. n. the eye of intelligence, the mind's eye, intellectual vision (opp. चर्मचक्षुस्); सर्वं तु समवेक्ष्येदं निखिलं ज्ञानचक्षुषा
[Ms.2.8;4.24.] (-m.) a wise and learned man.-तत्त्वम् true knowledge, knowledge of God.
-तपस् n. n. penance consisting in the acquisition of true knowledge.-दः a preceptor.
-दा an epithet of Sarasvatī.
-दुर्बल a. a. wanting in knowledge.
-निश्चयः certainty, ascertainment.
-निष्ठ a. a. intent on acquiring true (spiritual) knowledge; ज्ञानिनिष्ठा द्विजाः केचित्
[Ms.3.134.] पतिः the Supreme spirit.
a teacher, preceptor.
-पूर्व a. a. preceded by knowledge, well-considered; निष्कामं ज्ञानपूर्वं तु निवृत्तमुपदिश्यते
[Ms.12.89.] -बोधिनी f. f. N. of a Vedāntic treatise.
-मुद्र a. a. 'having the impress of wisdom', wise.-मूल a. founded on spiritual knowledge.
-यज्ञः a man possessed of true or spiritual knowledge, philosopher.-योगः contemplation as the principal means of, attaining the Supreme spirit or acquiring true or spiritual knowledge; ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेण योगिनाम्
[Bg.3.3.] लक्षणम्, णा indication, sign, a means of knowing or inferring.
(in logic) sign or proof of knowledge; subsequent derived from antecedent knowledge.
विज्ञानम् sacred and miscellaneous knowledge; तत्प्राज्ञेन विनीतेन ज्ञानविज्ञानवेदिनाMs.18.41.
the Vedas with the supplementary branches of knowledge, such as medicine, arms &c.
-वृद्ध advanced in knowledge; ज्ञानवृद्धो वयोबालो मृदुर्वीर्यगुणान्वितः
[Rām.2.45.8.] -शास्त्रम् the science of fortune-telling.
साधनम् a means of acquiring true or spiritual knowledge.
an organ of perception.