Abhijnana, ñԲ: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Abhijnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 Abhigyan.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryñԲ.�(LP), a token by which the identity of a person is recognised. Note: ñԲ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान).—n S Thorough or deep knowledge of.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishñԲ (अभिज्ञान).�n Thorough knowledge of.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान).�
1) Recognition; तदभिज्ञानहेतोर्ह� दत्त� ते� महात्मना (tadñԲhetorhi datta� tena mahātmanā) 峾. (ñԲ is a combination of anubhava or direct perception and ṛt or recollection; a sort of direct perception assisted by the memory; as when we say 'this is the same man I saw yesterday' so'ya� hyo dṛṣṭo nara�, anubhava or direct perception leading to the identification expressed by ayam and the memory leading to the reference to past action expressed by �).
2) Remembrance, recollection; knowledge, ascertainment.
3) (a) A sign or token of recognition (person or thing); वत्स योगिन्यस्म� मालत्यभिज्ञानं � धारयाम� (vatsa yoginyasmi mālatyñԲ� ca dhārayāmi) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.118,124; R.12. 62; Meghadūta 114; उपपन्नेरभिज्ञानैर्दूतं तमवगच्छत (upapannerñԲirdūta� tamavagacchata) 峾.
4) The dark portion in the dise of the moon. cf. अभिज्ञान� स्मृतावप� � गर्व� ज्ञाने � हिंसायां प्रणवे � समीरितम� (ñԲ� smṛtāvapi | garve ñne ca hiṃsāyā� praṇave ca samīritam) Nm.
Derivable forms: ñԲm (अभिज्ञानम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. A mark, a spot or stain. 2. A sing, a token. 3. Ascrtaining, knowledge. E. abhi before ñ to know, and � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान).—i. e. abhi-ñ + ana, n. 1. Remembrance, [峾ⲹṇa] 5. 68, 1. 2. Recognition, [ٲśܳٲ] in
ñԲ (अभिज्ञान).—[neuter] = [preceding] [feminine]; recognition or sign of recognition. śܲԳٲ [neuter] T. of a drama (the Token or Ring-Śakuntala).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ñԲ (अभिज्ञान):—[=abhi-ñna] [from abhi-ñ] n. remembrance, recollection
2) [v.s. ...] knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] ascertainment
4) [v.s. ...] a sign or token of remembrance
5) [v.s. ...] any sign or token serving as a proof for ([locative case] or prati), [峾ⲹṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] = ñԲ-śܲԳٲ q.v., [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Recollection, remembrance.
2) Recognition.
3) A sign or token of recognition; e. g. in the Anukram. of the 峾ⲹṇa: saṃbhāṣaṇa� ca maithilyā ñԲsya cārpaṇam; or Bhaṭṭik.: ñԲ� gṛhītvā te (scil. Բ�) samutpeturnabhastalam; or aya� maithilyñԲ� kākutsthasyāṅgurīyaka�.
4) The dark portion in the moon’s disk. [A nom. plur. masc. abhiñnā� is mentioned by Langlois in his tranel. of the Ჹṃśa as a v. 1. of Բ q. v.] E. ñ with abhi, kṛt aff. �.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान):—[abhi-ñna] (Բ�) 1. n. A mark, a sign; ascertaining; knowledge.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ñԲ (अभिज्ञान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṇṇṇa, ṇṇṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryñԲ (अभिज्ञान) [Also spelled abhigyan]:�(nm) recognition; recollection; identification; anagnorisis.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusñԲ (ಅಭಿಜ್ಞಾನ):�
1) [noun] the act, fact or state of knowing well; deep knowledge.
2) [noun] the act or the process of remembering; the act of recollecting; a calling back to mind; remembrance.
3) [noun] a sign, indication, symbol or a thing that helps recollecting the past.
4) [noun] something presented in a legal proceeding, as a statement of a witness, an object, etc., which bears on or establishes a point in question; an evidence; a proof.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Abhijnanamarana, Abhijnanamudra, Abhijnanapatra, Abhijnanapattra, Abhijnanaratnavali, Abhijnanashakuntala, Abhijnanashakuntalam.
Full-text: Abhijnanashakuntala, Pratyabhijnana, Abhijnanapattra, Abhijnanapatra, Abhijnanamarana, Abhijnanaratnavali, Abhijnanamudra, Pratyabhijnanaratna, Ahinnana, Abhigyan, Abhinnana, Abhijana, Shakuntaleya, Shakuntala, Abhinnabhava, Abhiglana, Dvadashaditya, Siddhartha.
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Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Prastavana (prologue): Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Prastavana (Prologue) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Appendix 7 - Omni-Potence of Śiva-Liṅga
Appendix 5 - Critical Evaluation of Concept of Bhakti and Advaita
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
Prastavana (Sanskrit Introduction of the Abhijnana Shakuntalam) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Part 1 - The Age of Kalidasa < [Introduction]
Part 2a - Lessons of the Shakuntala < [Introduction]
Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
Chapter 6.4 - Regarding the reunion with a former lover < [Chapter 6 - Kamasutra part 5 (Para-darika-adhikarana )—Critical study]
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