Jnanavat, J帽膩nav膩n, Jnanavan, 闯帽腻苍补惫补迟: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む) refers to 鈥�(one who is) knowledgeable鈥�, according to the Svacchandatantra verse 4.79b-81b.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he S膩dhaka is of two kinds. On the one hand, there is the 艣颈惫补诲丑补谤尘墨, for whom the cosmic path is purified by 艢aiva mantras and who is yoked to [particular] mantras that are to be mastered; he is knowledgeable (箩帽腻苍补惫补迟), consecrated [to office], and devoted to the propitiation of mantras. This 艢aiva S膩dhaka is capable [of mastering] the threefold supernatural powers. The second [kind of S膩dhaka] adheres to the mundane path and is devoted to the performance of good and meritorious works; desiring the fruits produced by [his] karma, he abides solely [devoted to] meritorious [karma], free of the unmeritorious. [The Guru] should always perform the destruction of the unmeritorious portion [of the candidate鈥檚 karma] with mantras鈥�.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む) refers to 鈥渙ne who is learned鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.99cd-101ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]鈥斺�淥nce [he has] venerated the water pot, [the Mantrin] should worship the Lokap膩las and their weapons with flowers, guest water, and [other ritual] offerings before the king. [The king] whose learned teachers (箩帽腻苍补惫补迟鈥�kury膩j j帽膩nav膩n dai艣ikottama岣�) constantly [perform these acts], [he] obtains what was said before [i.e. protection]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む) refers to a 鈥渨ise priest鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.55 (鈥溑歩va returns to Kail膩sa鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] Then the chief priest in the company of other brahmins enlightened everyone. The wise priest (箩帽腻苍补惫补迟) by his spiritual discourse was able to convince them easily. With great devotion P膩rvat墨 bowed to her parents and the preceptor. Following the worldly convention she cried aloud frequently. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む) refers to a 鈥渟eer鈥� (i.e., 鈥渁 man of realization鈥�) (which a true Yog墨 is not concerned with), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as Janaka says to A峁ａ弓avakra]: 鈥淚n my unblemished nature there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [...] There is no world, no seeker for liberation, no Yogi, no seer (箩帽腻苍补惫补迟) [kva loka峁� kva mumuk峁rv膩 kva yog墨 j帽膩nav膩nkva v膩], no-one bound and no-one liberated. I remain in my own non-dual nature. There is no emanation or return, no goal, means, seeker or achievement. I remain in my own non-dual nature. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryj帽膩nav膩n (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶距え啷�).鈥攁 (S) Having understanding, wisdom, or knowledge.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishj帽膩nav膩n (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶距え啷�).鈥�a Having knowledge, wisdom.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む).鈥攎fn. (-惫腻苍-惫补迟墨-惫补迟) Wise, especially in spiritual things. E. 箩帽腻苍补, and matup aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む):鈥擺=箩帽腻苍补-惫补迟] [from j帽膩na > j帽膩] mfn. ([P膩峁噄ni 8-2, 9 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) knowing (that, iti), [Ved膩ntas膩ra; Tattvasam膩sa]
2) [v.s. ...] endowed with knowledge or science, intelligent, wise, having spiritual knowledge, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺 vi, 102, 7; Laghuj膩taka, by Var膩ha-mihira] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] possessing knowledge (loka), [Ch膩ndogya-upani峁d vii, 7, 2]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补惫补迟 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠさ啶む):鈥擺箩帽腻苍补-惫补迟] (v膩n-vat墨-vat) a. Wise.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jnana, Van, Vat.
Starts with: Jnanavatara, Jnanavati, Jnanavatiparivarta.
Full-text: Nanavan, Vijnanavat, Nanavantan, Jnanavant.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.33 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Page 341 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Page 112 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
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