jYAnaM [ jYA-BAve lyuw ] 1 Knowing, understanding, becoming acquainted with, proficiency; sAMKyasya yogasya ca jYAnaM Māl. 1. 7. 2 Knowledge, learning; budDirjYAnena SuDyati Ms. 5. 109 ; ( pb ) jYAne mOnaM kzamA SatrO R. 1. 22. 3 Consciousness, cognizance, knowledge; jYAnato'jYAnato vApi Ms. 8. 288. knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously. 4 Sacred knowledge; especially, knowledge derived from meditation on the higher truths of religion and philosophy which teaches man how to understand his own nature and how he may be reunited to the Supreme spirit ( opp. karman ); cf. jYAnayoga and karmayoga in Bg. 3. 3. 5 The organ of intelligence, sense, intellect. 6 Conscience. 7 The Supreme spirit. 8 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 9 The Vedās taken collectively. Comp. — aMnutpAdaH ignorance, folly. — apohaH forgetfulness. — aByAsaH 1 study. 2 thinking, reflection. — Atman a. allwise. — iMdriyaM an organ of perception; (these are five tvaca, rasanA, cakzus, karRa and GrARa the skin, tongue, eye, ear and nose; see budDiMdriya under iMdriya ). — kAMqaM that inner or esoteric portion of Veda which refers to true spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the Supreme spirit, as distinguished from the knowledge of ceremonial rites ( opp. karBakAMqa ). — kfta a. done knowingly or intentionally. — gamya a. attainable by the understanding. — cakzus n. the eye of intelligence, the mind's eye, intellectual vision ( opp. carmacakzus ); sarvaM tu samavekzyedaM niKilaM jYAnacakzuzA Ms. 2. 8 ; 4. 24. ( — m. ) a wise and learned man. — tattvaM true knowledge, knowledge of god. — tapas n. penance consisting in the acquisition of true knowledge. — daH a preceptor. — dA an epithet of Sarasvatī. — durbala a. wanting in knowledge. — niScayaH certainty, ascertainment. — nizWa a. intent on acquiring true (spiritual) knowledge. — patiH 1 the Supreme spirit. 2 a teacher, preceptor. — mudra a. ‘having the impress of wisdom’, wise. — mUla a. foundeb on spiritual knowledge. — yajYaH a man possessed of true or spiritual knowledge, philosopher. — yogaH contemplation as the principal means of, attaining the Supreme spirit or acquiring true or spiritual knowledge. — lakzaRaM, -RA 1 indication, sign, a means of knowing or inferring. 2 (in logic) sign or proof of knowledge; ( pb ) subsequent derived from antecedent knowledge. — vijYAnaM 1 sacred and miscellaneous knowledge. 2 the Vedas with the supplementary branches of knowledge, such as medicine, arms, &c. — SAstraM the science of fortune-telling. — sADanaM 1 a means of acquiring true or spiritual knowledge. 2 an organ of perception.