knows, knows about (someone or something); is aware (of), experiences; gets to know, finds out; knows how (to, inf.); has knowledge or understanding.

of jānāti

…jāti ñāti, etc.

Sk. janati (trs.) & jāyate (intrs.); *gene & *gné to (be able to) produce; Gr. γίγνομαι (γένεσις)…

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …

3. sg. concedes; agrees with (gen.) about (acc).

1. recognizes, knows; understands.
2. is aware of; acknowledges; remembers;
   1. + acc, esp. ace. of pp:
   2. + absol.;
   3. + nom. of agent noun.

gives permission; grants, allows; grants leave; excuses; advises; prescribes.

1. despises; underrates.
2. denies, repudiates.

jaññā¹

opt. 3 sg. of jānāti

jaññā²

3 pl. of jānāti

jaññā³

absol. of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

adverb of also jānāti knowingly; with knowledge

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti

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of jānāti

of jānāti is known; is known as

finds out (for oneself), ascertains; invents; knows by personal experience (+ acc. or gen.); (first) teaches.

of jānāti

of jānāti

of jānāti to be known, to be understood

of jānāti

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of jānāti

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of jānāti to be known; knowable; being an object of knowledge

of jānāti

of jānāti is known; is known as

understands; perceives

Abhi-

I. Meaning

1. The primary meaning of abhi is that of taking possession and mastering, as contained in E. coming by and over-coming, thus literally having the function of facing …

to know by experience, to know fully or thoroughly, to recognise know of (c. acc.), to be conscious or aware of DN.i.143; SN.ii.58, SN.ii.105, SN.ii.219, SN.ii.278; SN.iii.59, SN.iii.91; SN.iv.50, SN. …

1. to make known, to communicate Dāvs v.2, Dāvs v.11.
2. to know Ja.vi.175 (jānāti C.).

abhi + Caus. of vid

grd. of abhijānāti.

Abhiññā¹

feminine Rare in the older texts. It appears in two contexts. Firstly, certain conditions are said to conduce (inter alia) to serenity, to special knowledge (abhiññā), to specia …

1. known, recognised Snp.588 (abhiññeyyaṃ ˚ṃ).
2. (well)-known, distinguished DN.i.89 (˚kolañña = pākaṭa-kulaja DN-a.i.252), DN.i.235; Snp.p.115.

pp. of abhijānāti

1. to give permission, grant, allow Vin.iv.225; AN.ii.197; Pv.iv.1#67; Pv-a.55, Pv-a.79 Pv-a.142.
2. to advise, prescribe Vin.i.83; Vin.ii.301: Snp.982. grd. anuññeyya that which is allowed AN.ii …

to go to, to visit, inspect, control
ppr med -saññāyamāna Vin.iii.43 (kammante);
inf -saññātuṃ AN.i.68. (janapade).

either anu + saṃ + jñā (jānāti) or (preferably) = anusaṃyāti as short …

adjective permitted, allowed; sanctioned, given leave, ordained DN.i.88; Ja.i.92; Ja.ii.353 Ja.ii.416; Pv.i.12#3 (na a. = ananuññāta at id. p. Thig.129 expl^d. at Pv-a.64 by ananumata); Pp. …

to think little of, to underrate, despise Dhp.121 (= avajānāti Dhp-a.iii.16; variant reading avapamaññati).

appa + maññati

Attha¹

(also aṭṭha, esp. in combinations mentioned under 3) masculine & neuter

1. interest, advantage, gain; (moral) good blessing, welfare; profit, prosperity, well-b …

Ava˚

prefix

I. Relation between ava & o

Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …

1. to deny Vin.ii.85; AN.iii.164 = Pp.65.
2. (later) to despise Dhp-a.iii.16; Pv-a.175 (grd ˚jānitabba)-Of short stem-form ñā are found the foll grd. avaññeyya Pv-a.175, and with o˚: grd. oñāta …

adjective despised, treated with contempt Pv-a.135 (an˚); Sdhp.88, Sdhp.90.

pp. of avajānāti

knowledge, recognition, perfect knowledge, philosophic insight, knowledge par excellence, viz. Arahantship, saving knowledge gnosis (cp. on term Compend. 176 n. 3 and Psalms of Brethren introd. xx …

Aññāta¹

known, recognised Snp.699. an˚; what is not known, in phrase anaññāta-ññassāmī’ t’ indriya the faculty of him (who believes): “I shall know what is not known (yet)” DN.iii.219; …

one who knows, a knower of DN.ii.286; MN.i.169; SN.i.106 (dhammassa); Kv.561.

n. ag. to ājānāti

adjective desirous of gaining right knowledge AN.iii.192. See ājānāti.

ā + jñātuṃ + kāma

adjective noun one who has complete insight Dhs-a.291.

• -indriya (˚tāv’ indr.) the faculty of one whose knowledge is made perfect Dhs.555 (cp. Dhs trsl. 150) and same loci a …

recognising, knowing, in the conviction of SN.i.24; AN.iii.41; Dhp.275, Dhp.411.

ger. of ājānāti, q.v. for detail

adjective “being as ought to be, to be cultivated, to be respected, in a self-composed state (cp. bhāvitatta) MN.i.33 (garu + ; explained by Bdhgh as “addhā ’yam āyasmā jānaṃ jānāti passaṃ passatī t …

grown, become; born, produced; nature as the result of becoming. The (exegetical) definition by Bdhgh of the word bhūta is interesting. He (at MN-a.i.31) distinguishes the foll. 7 …

the eye (nom. sg. cakkhuṃ) Vin.i.34; SN.i.115; MN.iii.134 etc.)

I. The eye as organ of sense

1. psychologically cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā “seeing visible object (shape with the eye” (Nd ii.on …

adverb then, therefore now, esp. after interr. pron.: ko carahi jānāti who then knows? Snp.990; kathañ carahi jānemu how then shall we know? Snp.999; kiñ c. AN.v.194
■ Vin.i.36; Vin.ii.292; Snp.988; …

Cinteti & ceteti

Forms

1. cint:
   pres cinteti
   pot cinteyya;
   ppr cintento & cintayanto (Snp.834)
   aor cintesi, 3rd pl. cintesuṃ (Ja.i.149), acintayuṃ (Snp.258)
   ger ci …

Cinteti & ceteti

Forms

1. cint:
   pres cinteti
   pot cinteyya;
   ppr cintento & cintayanto (Snp.834)
   aor cintesi, 3rd pl. cintesuṃ (Ja.i.149), acintayuṃ (Snp.258)
   ger ci …

Citta¹ & Citra

adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā …

1. Lit. seeing, looking; noticing; sight of, appearance, look. Often equivalent to an infinitive “to see,” esp. as dat. dassanāya in order to see, for the purpose of seeing (cp. dassana-kāma = da …

adjective noun full of insight, seeing, perceiving, taking notice of. In combination with -ñū (knowing) it plays the part of an additional emphasis to the 1st term = knowing & seeing i.e. having co …

Dhamma¹

masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.

A. Definitions by Commentators

Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …

Diṭṭha¹

1. seen; a˚ not seen DN.i.222 (a˚ + avedita asacchikata); MN.i.3 sq. (diṭṭhaṃ diṭṭhato sañjānāti); Snp.147 (diṭṭhā vā ye vā addiṭṭhā), Snp.995 (na me diṭṭho ito pubbe na ssuto… Sat …

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

…vāri˚ saha˚, sineha˚.

adj
■ suffix from jan, see janati; cp. ˚ga; gacchati

birth, descent, rank Snp.1018.

to janati

birth, descent, rank Snp.1018.

to janati

…Ja.i.294; Thig.394;

• -vāda people’s talk, gossip Snp.973.

*gené: see janati. Cp. Gr. γίνος,…

…Kern,

Toevoegselen

p. 41).

to janati

…DN-a.i.310 is misprint for janatā.

to janati

…janasamūha upāsakagaṇa Pv-a.200).

from janati

…Pv.ii.9#49 (= sattanikāya, people, a crowd Pv-a.134).

Vedic jantu, see janati

Jantu²

a grass Vin.i.196.

adjective knowing or knowable, understandable Ja.iii.24 (= jānamāna). dujjāna difficult to understand DN.i.170, DN.i.187; MN.i.487; MN.ii.43. su˚ recognizable, intelligible Pv.i …

…without fuel); -ssara a natural pond or lake Vin.i.111; Ja.i.470; Ja.ii.57.

pp. of janati (janeti), cp. Lat. (g)nātus, Goth. kunds; also…

…(& hingulikā) natural vermilion Ja.v.67; Vv-a.4, Vv-a.168 Vv-a.324.

see janati & cp. Gr.; γενεά,…

…(are reborn as). Cp vi˚.

from jan, see janati

waste, destruction, consumption decay, ruin, loss; of the passing away of night Vv-a.52 mostly in applied meaning with ref. to the extinction of passions & such elements as condition, life, & rebirth …

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

1. to think, to be of opinion, to imagine, to deem Snp.199 (sīsaṃ… subhato naṃ maññati bālo), Snp.588 (yena yena hi maññanti, tato taṃ hoti aññathā) Ja.ii.258 (maññāmi ciraṃ carissati: I imagine he wi …

holy man, a sage, wise man.

I

The term which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha to any man attaining perfection in self-rest …

to be a wise man or muni, to think, ponder, to know Dhp.269 (yo munāti ubho loke munī tena pavuccati), which is expl^d at Dhp-a.iii.396 as follows: “yo puggalo… tulaṃ āropetvā minanto viya …

Nijjhāyati¹

to meditate, reflect, think SN.iii.140 sq. (+ passati, cp. jānāti), SN.iii.157; MN.i.334 (jhāyati n. apajjhāyati); MN.iii.14 (id.). Cp. upa˚.

Sk. nidhyāyati, ni + jhāyati<su …

Ocināti (ocinati)

1. = Sk. avacinoti, ava + ci¹ to gather, pluck, pick off Dhp-a.i.366; also in pp. ocita.
2. Sk. avacinoti or ˚ciketi ava + ci², cp. ap …

Ocināti (ocinati)

1. = Sk. avacinoti, ava + ci¹ to gather, pluck, pick off Dhp-a.i.366; also in pp. ocita.
2. Sk. avacinoti or ˚ciketi ava + ci², cp. ap …

despised Mil.191, Mil.229, Mil.288.

pp. o + jānāti, see also avañāta

Pa˚

indeclinable directional prefix of forward motion, in applied sense often emphasising the action as carried on in a marked degree or even beyond its mark (cp. Ger. ver-in its function of Goth. f …

to come on to, come back to, fig. fall back on, realise, find one’s hold in DN.i.186 (“take for granted,” cp. note Dial. i.252); MN.i.309 (kaṃ hetuṃ), MN.i.445 (id.); SN.i.182 (“believe in,” C. icch …

knowledge, understanding, discernment; used in exegetical literature as syn. of paññā Cnd.380 = Dhs.16, Dhs.20, Dhs.555; Pp.25; Ne.28 Ne.54. As nt. ˚a at Vism.436.

fr. pajānāti

to know, find out, come to know, understand, distinguish DN.i.45 (yathābhūtaṃ really truly), DN.i.79 (ceto paricca), DN.i.162, DN.i.249; Snp.626, Snp.726 sq., Snp.987; Iti.12 (ceto paricca); Dhp.402; …

adverb adjective

1. (adv. & prep.) beyond, on the further side of (with abl. or loc.), over Pv-a.168 (para Gangāya, variant reading ˚āyaṃ). See in same meaning & application paraṃ, paro and parā & c …

indeclinable lit. “going round,” i.e. having encircled grasped, understood; grasping, finding out, perceiving freq. in phrase cetasā ceto paricca (pajānāti) grasping fully with one’s mind, e.g. at D …

to know accurately or for certain, to comprehend, to recognise, find out MN.i.293; SN.i.11, SN.i.24; SN.ii.45, SN.ii.99, SN.iii.26, SN.iii.40, SN.iii.159; SN.iv.50; SN.v.52, SN.v.422; AN.iii.400 sq.; …

1. to learn (by heart), to master, to gain mastership over, to learn thoroughly Vin.iv.305 (parittaṃ a charm) DN.i.117 (= jānāti DN-a.i.117); AN.iii.86 (dhammaṃ); fut pariyāpuṇissati Dhp-a.i.382 ( …

adjective knowable, perceivable, to be known (accurately) MN.i.4; SN.iii.26; SN.iv.29; Dhp-a.iv.233 (cp. Nd ii.under abhiññeyya).

grd. of parijānāti

Pariññā¹

feminine accurate or exact knowledge, comprehension full understanding MN.i.66, MN.i.84; SN.iii.26 (yo rāgakkhayo dosā˚ moha˚ ayaṃ vuccati p.), SN.iii.159 sq., SN.iii.191; SN.iv.1 …

well understood, thoroughly known Thig.106; MN.i.1 sq.; SN.ii.99; SN.v.182; Pv-a.1, Pv-a.287 With ref. to food (˚bhojana & ˚āhāra) it means food understood according to the three pariññās (q.v.) Dhp …

1. to see-Pres. passati Vin.i.322; SN.i.69 SN.i.132, SN.i.198; SN.ii.29; Snp.313, Snp.647, Snp.953, Snp.1063, Snp.1142 (cp. Cnd.428); Pv.i.2#3; Mil.218; Pv-a.11, Pv-a.102; 1<su …

1. to make known, declare, point out, appoint, assign, recognise, define DN.i.119 (brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ), DN.i.180, DN.i.185, DN.i.237; Iti.98 (tevijjaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ), Pp.37, Pp.38; Pv-a.61 (āsanaṃ).
2. t …

known, renowned DN-a.i.143; ap˚ unknown, defamed Vin.iv.231; SN.iv.46; AN.iii.134 (where also der. appaññātika).

pp. of pajānāti

indeclinable understanding fully, knowing well, realising, in full recognition, in thorough realisation or understanding. Used most frequently with yathābhūtaṃ (q.v. SN.i.13 (bhāveti), SN.i.44 (lokasm …

to be (well) known, to be clear or evident, to be perceived, seen or taken for, to appear Iti.89; Dhp-a.i.14, Dhp-a.i.95 (fut. paññāyissatha you will be well known); Dhp-a.ii.75; Pv-a.83 (pālito e …

indeclinable directional prefix in well-defined meaning of “back (to), against towards, in opposition to, opposite.” As preposition (with acc. and usually postponed) towards, near by, at usually …

to acknowledge, agree to, approve, promise, consent DN.i.3, DN.i.192; SN.i.68, SN.i.172; SN.ii.170; SN.iii.28 SN.v.204, SN.v.423; Snp.76, Snp.135, Snp.555, Snp.601, Snp.1148; Ja.i.169; Dhp-a.i.21; Pv …

to recognise Vin.iii.130; Cnd.378 (ājānāti vijānāti p. paṭivijjhati); Mil.299.

paṭi + vi + jānāti

agreed, acknowledged, promised Vin.ii.83, Vin.ii.102; DN.i.88; AN.i.99; AN.iv.144; Pv-a.55.

pp. of paṭijānāti

Ratta¹

1. dyed, coloured MN.i.36 (dūratta-vaṇṇa difficult to dye or badly dyed MN-a.167 reads duratta and explains as durañjita-vaṇṇa opp. suratta ibid.); Snp.287 (nānā-rattehi vatthe …

stands for ruta (cry) at 2 Jātaka passages, viz. Ja.i.207; Ja.vi.475 (ruda-ññu knowing the cries of all animals, explained as “ruta-jña, sabba-rāvaṃ jānāti” C.).

to recollect, to know Ja.vi.126.

saṃ + abhijānati

to approve; samanujānissanti (fut. 3 pl.) MN.i.398; SN.iv.225; pp. samanuññāta approved, allowed Mhvs.8, Mhvs.11; aor. 1 sg. samanuññāsin Ja.iv.117 (= samanuñño āsiṃ Com. ib. …

approval SN.i.1; MN.i.359.

fr. samanujānāti

adjective thoughtful, mindful attentive, deliberate, almost syn. with sata, mindful DN.i.37; DN.ii.94 sq.; Snp.413, Snp.931; Iti.10, Iti.42; Pp.25; DN.iii.49, DN.iii.58, DN.iii.221, …

to know SN.v.154; Snp.1055; Cnd.655.

saṃ + pajānāti

…See also Pass. saṃjāyati.

saṃ + janati

-ā (f.) knowing, perceiving, recognition Mil.61; DN-a.i.211; characteristic, that by which one is distinguished Dhs-a.321. As f. at Dhs.4; Dhs-a.110, Dhs-a.140 (translation Expos. 185: “the a …

the state of having perceived Dhs.4.

fr. sañjānita, pp. Caus. of sañjānāti

1. to recognize, perceive, know, to be aware of Vin.iii.112; DN.ii.12; MN.i.111, MN.i.473; SN.iii.87; AN.v.46, AN.v.60, AN.v.63; Ja.i.135; Ja.iv.194; Thag-a.110.
2. to think to suppose Ja.ii.98.
3. t …

…(˚pasāda).

pp. of sañjanati

Sañjāta²

adjective of the same origin (con-gener) Ja.iv.134. Cp….

…Ja.v.384.

saṃ + jāyati, cp. sañjanati

so-called, named, so-to-speak Mhvs.7, Mhvs.45; Pv-a.135; Sdhp.72, Sdhp.461. See also aya under niraya.

= saññāta; pp. of sañjānāti

1. to make known, to teach Ja.i.344; Mil.45.
2. to remonstrate with, gain over convince DN.i.236; MN.i.397; AN.i.75; SN.iv.313; Vin.i.10 Vin.ii.197; Mil.316.
3. to appease, conciliate Ja.i.479; Pv-a. …

skilled MN.i.396.

pp. of sañjānāti

1. a fording place, landing place, which made a convenient bathing place DN.ii.89 = Vin.i.230 (Gotama˚ the G. ford) Ja.i.339, Ja.i.340 (titthāraṇa); Ja.ii.111; Ja.iii.228 (˚nāvika ferryman); Ja.iii.23 …

to stand, etc.

I. Forms

pres ind. tiṭṭhati (Snp.333, Snp.434; Pv.i.5#1);
imper second tiṭṭha, 3rd tiṭṭhatu ppr. tiṭṭhaṃ, tiṭṭhanto, tiṭṭhamāna;
pot tiṭṭhe (Snp.918, Snp.968) & tiṭṭheyy …

1. to bring through, to finish, to execute (business), to accomplish: karaṇīyaṃ Mil.7; Pv-a.203; kiccaṃ Pv-a.278.
2. to measure, judge, recognize, always in formula tūleti tīreti vibhāveti (Nd ii.tu …

1. “to hold or take up” (cp. semantically Lat. teneo = E. tenet) to reason out, conclude, reflect, surmise, know as such such, realise Ja.i.338; Dhp-a.i.28, Dhp-a.i.41; Dhp-a.ii.15, Dhp-a.ii.20, D …

to learn, acquire or have knowledge of (w. gen. or instr.), to know Vin.i.272 (saṃyamassa); Vin.ii.181 (gharāvās’atthena); AN.i.50 (dvinnaṃ dhammānaṃ upaññāsin)
fut upaññissati (& upaññassati; Snp …

found out, learnt, known Vin.i.40; Ja.v.325, Ja.v.368; AN.i.61.

pp. of upajānāti

Vambheti & Vamheti

to treat with contempt despise, revile, scold; usually either combined with khuṃseti or opposed to ukkaṃseti, e.g. Vin.ii.18; Vin.iv.4; MN.i.200 (= Snp.132 a …

Vambheti & Vamheti

to treat with contempt despise, revile, scold; usually either combined with khuṃseti or opposed to ukkaṃseti, e.g. Vin.ii.18; Vin.iv.4; MN.i.200 (= Snp.132 a …

“to sense,” usually in Denom. function (only one Caus. meaning: see aor. avedi); meaning twofold either intellectually “to know” (cp. veda), or with ref. to general feeling “to e …

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

(nt
■ adj.) understanding; as adj. (-˚) in compounds du˚; (dubbijāna) hard to understand SN.i.60; Ja.iv.217; and su˚; easy to perceive Snp.92; Ja.iv.217.

fr. vijānāti

to have discriminative (dis = vi˚) knowledge, to recognize, apprehend, ascertain, to become aware of, to understand, notice, perceive, distinguish learn, know Snp.93 sq., Snp.763; Dhp.64, Dhp.65; Mnd. …

release, deliverance, emancipation DN.i.174; DN.iii.288; SN.v.206 sq. (abhijānāti), SN.v.222 (ariya˚), SN.v.266, SN.v.356; AN.ii.247, AN.iii.165 (yathābhūtaṃ pajānāti), AN.iii.242, Snp.54, Snp.73, Snp …

only in phrase -ññū either: knowing diffuseness or detail, or: of unillusioned understanding, clear-minded, unprejudiced combined with ugghaṭita-ññū at AN.ii.135 = Pp.41 (trsl^d by B. …

reflection, thought, thinking; “initial application” (Cpd. 282)
■ defined as “vitakkanaṃ vitakko, ūhanan ti vuttaṃ hoti” at Vism.142 (with simile on p. 143, comparing vitakka with vicāra kumbhakār …

adjective to be recognized or apperceived (of the sense objects: cakkhu-viññeyya rūpa, etc.) DN.i.245; MN.iii.291; AN.iii.377; AN.iv.404 sq., AN.iv.415 AN.iv.430; Mnd.24
■ su˚; easily understood …

to address, inform, teach, instruct; to give to understand; to appeal to, to beg Vin.i.54; Vin.iv.264; DN.i.251; Ja.iii.72 (to intimate); Mil.229; Vv-a.72, Vv-a.181
pp *[viññāpita](/define/viññāpi …

apperceived, (re)cognized, understood, cogitated (Cpd. 37), learned Snp.323 (˚dhamma, one who has recognized or understood the Dhamma); Vv.44#18 (= viññāta-sāsana-dhamma Vv-a.192); Ja.i.2 Sdhp.42 …

Viññāya & viññāyati

see vijānāti. Vinnuta & vinnuta

Viññāya & viññāyati

see vijānāti. Vinnuta & vinnuta

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

indeclinable hortative part, used in addressing a (superior) person in the voc., followed by Pot. of jānāti, either 2^nd jāneyyāsi, or 3^rd sg. jāneyya; to be trsl^d some …

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

the intellectual faculty, intelligence Dhp.72 (= Dhp-a.ii.73: jānanasabhāva).

nomen agentis from jānāti

etc.: see jānāti.

to make known, to explain, to announce Ja.ii.133. Cp. jānāpeti āṇāpeti.

Caus. of jānāti, cp. also ñatti

known, well-known experienced, brought to knowledge, realized. In Cnd. s.v. constantly expl. by tulita tirita vibhūta vibhāvita which series is also used as explⁿ. of diṭṭha & vidita AN.v. …

…Pv-a.29;

• -hetusampatti a blessing received through the kinsmen Pv-a.27.

see janati; cp. Sk. jñāti, Gr. γνωτός,…

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

-Ñū

(-ññū) (adj-suffix) knowing, recognizing, acknowledging, in ughaṭita˚, kata˚, kāla˚, khaṇa˚, matta˚, ratta˚, vara˚ vipacita˚, veda˚, sabba˚, etc. (q.v.)-fem. abstr. ˚ñutā in same combinations …

…paṭi + ā (paccā-janati, ˚ttharati, ˚dāti, ˚savati), pari + ā (pariyā-ñāta, ˚dāti, ˚pajjati, ˚harati), sam + ā…

to understand, to know, to learn DN.i.189; Snp.1064 (˚amāna = vijānamāna Cnd.120). As aññāti at Vism.200
pp aññāta. Cp. also āṇāpeti. Ajaniya (ajaniya)

ā + jānāti

to give an order, to enjoin, command (with acc. of person) Ja.iii.351; Mil.147; Dhp-a.ii.82; Vv-a.68 (dāsiyo), Vv-a.69; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.39, Pv-a.81.

ā + ñāpeti, Caus. of ā + jānāti fr. jñā, cp …

(ṭṭhāna) neuter

I. Connotation

As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)

1. contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
2. by itself without parti …