jAnaka
jānaka , adj. ( Pali Gr. id. , Childers ; AMg. jāṇaga; = prec. , but prob. formed on the pres. jānati plus -aka), knowing, wise : jānako jānakavihārehi Mv i.34.12 (prose); jānakāḥ pṛcchakā Buddhā bhagavantaḥ Divy 184.26 ; 299.15 ; MSV i.i.12 (prose), Buddhas , ( tho ) knowing (the answers), are (in the habit of) asking (questions; otherwise Divy Index ); a-j°, foolish, ignorant : SP 10.1 (so read with Kashgar rec. and WT for ajñā°, unmetr. ); 37.5 ; 47.14 ; 93.12 ; LV 323.12 (all vss ). With objective gen. , acquainted with : jānako duḥkhasya Av ii.119.11 ; 120.3, 11 .
(nt, nt) knowledge, recognition Construction: jānā + ka