विज्ञा

{ vijñā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वि-√ ज्ञा    P. Ā. -जानाति, -जानीते, to distinguish, discern, observe, investigate, recognize, ascertain, know, understand, [RV.] &c. &c. (with न and inf. ‘to know not how to’);

to have right knowledge, [KaṭhUp.];

to become wise or learned, [Mn. iv, 20];

to hear or learn from ( gen.), [ChUp.]; [MBh.];

to recognize in ( loc.), [Pañcat.];

to look upon or regard or consider as (two acc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.;

to learn or understand that (two acc. or यत्), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

to explain, declare, [BhP.] :

Pass. -ज्ञायते, to be distinguished or discerned &c.;

( esp. 3. sg., ‘it is known or understood’ [ŚBr.]; ‘it is recognized or prescribed’, scil. by authorities, [GṛŚrS.]; and in gram. मा वि-ज्ञायि with preceding nom., ‘let this not be considered as’) :

Caus. -ज्ञपयति, or -ज्ञापयति (rarely °ते; aor. व्य्-अजिज्ञपत्),

to make known, declare, report, communicate, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.;

to ask or request anything, [Hariv.];

to declare or tell that (two acc.), [R.];

to apprise, teach, instruct, ask, beg (with acc. of pers.; and dat. of thing, or with अर्थम् ifc., or प्रति and acc.), [ŚBr.] &c. &c.;

to inform of or about (two acc.), [Rājat.] :

Pass. (only Cond. व्य्-अज्ञापयिष्यत, with v.l. °ष्यत्), to become manifest, appear, [ChUp. vii, 2, 1] :

Desid. of Caus. See वि-जिज्ञापयिषा below ( cf. also वि-ज्ञीप्सु) :

Desid. -जिज्ञासति, °ते, to wish to understand or know &c., [TS.]; [ChUp.]

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वि √ ज्ञा

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विज्ञा [vijñā]   9 [U.]
   To know, be aware of; विजानन्तोऽप्येते वयमिह विपज्जालजटिलान्न मुञ्चामः कामान् [Bh.3.21.]
   To learn, comprehend, understand.
   To ascertain, find out, learn from.
   To regard, know to be, consider as.
   To discern, discriminate, distinguish.
   To be familiar with.
   To become wise or learned; यथा यथा हि पुरुषः शास्त्रं समधिगच्छति । तथा तथा विजानाति [Ms.4.2.]
   To explain, declare. -Caus. (विज्ञापयति)
   To request, beg (opp. आज्ञापयति); सीता-आर्यपुत्र अस्ति मे विज्ञाप्यम्; रामः
-नन्वाज्ञापय   U.1; [R.5.2.]
   To communicate, inform.
   To say, speak in general.
   To teach, instruct.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : प्रार्थ्