Vijnanatman, Vijñānātman: 3 definitions
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Vijnanatman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismVijñānātman; author of the Tātparyārthadyotinī, a commentary on the Pañcapādikā.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVijñānātman (विज्ञानात्मन्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a pupil of Jñānottama: Nārāyaṇopaniṣadvivaraṇa. See Yājñikyupaniṣad. Śvetāśvataropaniṣadvivaraṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijñānātman (विज्ञानात्मन्):—[=vi-jñānātman] [from vi-jñāna > vi-jñā] m. Name of an author, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Vi, Jnanatman.
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Full-text: Tatparyarthadyotini, Shvetashvataropanishad, Narayaniyopanishad, Yajnikyupanishad.
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