Vijnati, Vijñāti: 5 definitions
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Vijnati 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Vijñāti (विज्ञाति).—The twenty-fifth Kalpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 57.
1b) A son of Brahmā with mantraśarīra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVijñāti (विज्ञाति).—f. Knowledge; न विज्ञातेर्विज्ञातारं विजानीयाः (na vijñātervijñātāraṃ vijānīyāḥ) Bri. Up.3.4.2.
Derivable forms: vijñātiḥ (विज्ञातिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijñāti (विज्ञाति).—[feminine] knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vijñāti (विज्ञाति):—[=vi-jñāti] [from vi-jñāta > vi-jñā] f. (vi-) knowledge, understanding, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the 25th Kalpa (q.v.)
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a deity, [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Alchemy in India and China (by Vijaya Jayant Deshpande)
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Puranic Theory of the Yugas and Kalpas < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]