संज्ञाsaṃjñā

संज्ञा (saṃjñā) is a Sanskrit word meaning to agree together, be of the same opinion, or be in harmony, to obey, to assign, intend, or destine, to direct, order, or command, to acknowledge, recognize, or take possession of, to recollect sorrowfully. Its 32 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Mental States and Cognition, Name, Term, or Designation, Mythological Figure (Wife of Surya).

Roots: ज्ञा (jñā), कृ (kṛ)
Definitions: 32

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Meanings by context

Mental States and Cognition

9 definitions

conscious, having recovered consciousness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

clear knowledge or understanding

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

perception

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Consciousness

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Knowledge or understanding

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Intellect, mind

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

loss of consciousness

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Consciousness. 2. Intellect or mind. 3. Sign, token, or gesture. 4. Thought. 5. Knowledge. 6. Name, appellation, or designation. 7. A proper noun in grammar. 8. The daughter of Vishvakarman and wife of the sun. 9. The Gayatri verse.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Consciousness. 2. Intellect or mind. 3. Thought. 4. Knowledge. 5. A sign or gesticulation. 6. A name or appellation.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name, Term, or Designation

6 definitions

a name, appellation, title, or technical term

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a noun having a special or proper meaning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a technical expression in grammar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A name or designation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A proper name or noun with a special meaning

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The technical name for an affix

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythological Figure (Wife of Surya)

3 definitions

The daughter of Tvashtri, wife of the Sun, and mother of Manu, Yama, and Yami.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the daughter of Vishvakarman, wife of the sun, and mother of Yama, Yami, and the Ashvins

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daughter of Vishvakarman, wife of Surya, and mother of Manu, Yama, and Yami.

— The Purana Index

Other Specific Meanings

3 definitions

one who has received no direction

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a track or footstep

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a particular high number

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Agreement or Harmony

2 definitions

agreement, mutual understanding, harmony

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Mutual understanding, agreement, or harmony. 2. A signal or gesture. 3. Consciousness, perception, or idea. 4. A designation, name, or technical term. 5. The name of Tvashtri's daughter.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name for Gāyatrī Mantra

2 definitions

an epithet of the Gayatri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Gayatri Mantra

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sign or Signal

2 definitions

a sign, token, signal, or gesture

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A hint, sign, token, or gesture

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name for a Śakti

1 definition

a Shakti

— The Purana Index

Other

4 definitions

1. To agree together, be of the same opinion, or be in harmony. 2. To obey. 3. To assign, intend, or destine. 4. To direct, order, or command. 5. To acknowledge, recognize, or take possession of. 6. To recollect sorrowfully. 7. To know well or understand. 8. To watch for.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

see below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

yellow fragrant wood or yellow sandalwood

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Knock-kneed

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.