# विज्ञानेश्वर (vijñāneśvara)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vijnaneshvara

विज्ञानेश्वर (vijñāneśvara) is a Sanskrit word meaning an author, name of the author of the Mitakshara.

- **SLP1:** `vijYAneSvara`  **IAST:** vijñāneśvara  **Devanagari:** विज्ञानेश्वर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vij%C3%B1%C4%81ne%C5%9Bvara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vijnaneshvara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (2 definitions)
- an author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 961,2] वि - ज्ञा (vi-jñā) ° ने (°ne) श्वर (śvara) m. N. of an author, Cat. ( - तन्त्र (-tantra) n. - वार्त्तिक (-vārttika), n. N. of works.) [ ID=195310 ]
- name of the author of the Mitakshara  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विज्ञानेश्वर (vijñāneśvara) [Printed book page 662-03 ] विज्ञान - ईश्वर (vijñāna-īśvara) m. name of the author of the Mitākshara. [ ID=34855 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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