अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) is a Sanskrit word meaning to recognize, perceive, or know, to acknowledge or agree to, to remember, knowing, skilful, clever, understanding or conversant with, remembrance, recollection. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them To know, perceive, recognize, acknowledge (verb), Knowledgeable, skillful, clever (adjective), Remembrance, recollection, recognition (noun).
1. To recognize, perceive, or know. 2. To acknowledge or agree to. 3. To remember.
(H1) [Printed book page 62,2] अभि- (abhi-)√ज्ञा (√jñā)a-जानाति (-jānāti), °नीते (°nīte), to recognize, perceive, know, be or become aware of; to acknowledge, agree to, own; to remember (either with the fut.p. or with यद् (yad) and impf.), Pāṇini (Author) ii, 2, 112seqq.; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya (Title) [ID=11409]
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0129-a]1 To recognize, discern; (सा) नाभ्यजानान्नलं नृपं ((sā) nābhyajānānnalaṃ nṛpaṃ)Mb. (pb) [ID=3079]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
To know, understand, be acquainted with, or perceive
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0129-a]2 To know, understand, be acquainted with, be aware of, perceive; अहं हि नाभिजानामि भवेदेवं न (ahaṃ hi nābhijānāmi bhavedevaṃ na)वेति वा (veti vā)Mb.; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18. 55 , 4. 14 ; 7. 13 ; भवदभिज्ञातं कथयतु (bhavadabhijñātaṃ kathayatu)Daśakumāracarita (Bombay) 3 , 78. [ID=3079]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
To consider, regard as, or know to be
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0129-a]3 To look upon, consider or regard as, know to be. [ID=3079]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
To admit, own, or acknowledge
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0129-a]4 To admit, own, acknowledge; नपुत्रमभिजानामि त्वयि जातं (naputramabhijānāmi tvayi jātaṃ)Mb. [ID=3079]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. To recognize, perceive, or know. 2. To acknowledge or agree to.
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0062-a] अभिज्ञा (abhijñā)abhi-jñā, cl. 9. P. A. -jānāti, -nīte,jñātum, to recognize, perceive, know, be or become aware of; to acknowledge, agree to, own. [ID=4267]
a supernatural science or faculty of a Buddha, consisting of taking any form at will, hearing or seeing to any distance, penetrating men's thoughts, and knowing their state and antecedents
supernatural science or faculty of a Buddha (of which five or six are enumerated, viz. 1. taking any form at will; 2. hearing to any distance; 3. seeing to any distance; 4. penetrating men's thoughts; 5. knowing their state and antecedents). cf.षड्-अभ् (ṣaḍ-abh)° (°), p. 1109 [ID=11413]
अभिज्ञा (abhijñā) [Printed book page 0129-a]5 To remember, recollect; used with the Future instead of the Imperfect, Imperfect with यत् (yat), or both when interdependence of two actions is denoted, Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī III. 2. 112, 114; cf.Bhaṭṭikāvya 6. 138 , 139. [ID=3079]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works:
Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
