अभिज्ञान
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.bʱɪɡ.jɑːn/, [ɐ.bʱɪɡ.jä̃ːn]
Noun
अभिज्ञान • (abhijñān) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अभिज्ञान abhijñān |
अभिज्ञान abhijñān |
| oblique | अभिज्ञान abhijñān |
अभिज्ञानों abhijñānõ |
| vocative | अभिज्ञान abhijñān |
अभिज्ञानो abhijñāno |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अभिज्ञान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 48
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अभिज्ञान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 37
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अभिज्ञान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 272
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অভিজ্ঞান (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬪᬶᬚ᭄ᬜᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- অভিজ্ঞান (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰥𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- အဘိဇ္ဉာန (Burmese script)
- અભિજ્ઞાન (Gujarati script)
- ਅਭਿਜ੍ਞਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦨꦶꦘꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂦𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಭಿಜ್ಞಾನ (Kannada script)
- អភិជ្ញាន (Khmer script)
- ອຠິຊ຺ຎານ (Lao script)
- അഭിജ്ഞാന (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᢨᡳᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘥𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠪᠾᠢᠽᡛᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧅𑧒𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐨𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଅଭିଜ୍ଞାନ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢩꢶꢙ꣄ꢛꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆨𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖥𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- අභිඥාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩳𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚡𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- அபி⁴ஜ்ஞாந (Tamil script)
- అభిజ్ఞాన (Telugu script)
- อภิชฺญาน (Thai script)
- ཨ་བྷི་ཛྙཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒦𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨡𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñāna).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.bʱid͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.bʱid͡ʑ.ɲɑː.n̪ɐ/
Noun
अभिज्ञान • (abhijñāna) stem, n
- recognition, remembrance, recollection
- sign or token of remembrance
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.74:
- निवेदयित्वा ऽभिज्ञानं प्रवृत्तिं च निवेद्य च ।
समाश्वास्य च वैदेहीं मर्दयामास तोरणम् ॥- nivedayitvā ʼbhijñānaṃ pravṛttiṃ ca nivedya ca.
samāśvāsya ca vaidehīṃ mardayāmāsa toraṇam. - Having delivered the token of remembrance [ring] and telling the happenings, having consoled Sītā, he crushed the gate.
- nivedayitvā ʼbhijñānaṃ pravṛttiṃ ca nivedya ca.
- निवेदयित्वा ऽभिज्ञानं प्रवृत्तिं च निवेद्य च ।
- any sign or token serving as a proof for (locative case or with प्रति (prati))
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) | अभिज्ञाने (abhijñāne) | अभिज्ञानानि (abhijñānāni) अभिज्ञाना¹ (abhijñānā¹) |
| accusative | अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) | अभिज्ञाने (abhijñāne) | अभिज्ञानानि (abhijñānāni) अभिज्ञाना¹ (abhijñānā¹) |
| instrumental | अभिज्ञानेन (abhijñānena) | अभिज्ञानाभ्याम् (abhijñānābhyām) | अभिज्ञानैः (abhijñānaiḥ) अभिज्ञानेभिः¹ (abhijñānebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अभिज्ञानाय (abhijñānāya) | अभिज्ञानाभ्याम् (abhijñānābhyām) | अभिज्ञानेभ्यः (abhijñānebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अभिज्ञानात् (abhijñānāt) | अभिज्ञानाभ्याम् (abhijñānābhyām) | अभिज्ञानेभ्यः (abhijñānebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अभिज्ञानस्य (abhijñānasya) | अभिज्ञानयोः (abhijñānayoḥ) | अभिज्ञानानाम् (abhijñānānām) |
| locative | अभिज्ञाने (abhijñāne) | अभिज्ञानयोः (abhijñānayoḥ) | अभिज्ञानेषु (abhijñāneṣu) |
| vocative | अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna) | अभिज्ञाने (abhijñāne) | अभिज्ञानानि (abhijñānāni) अभिज्ञाना¹ (abhijñānā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna)
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “अभिज्ञान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 62.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “abhijñāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अभिज्ञान”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 172
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अभिज्ञान”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 23
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “abhijñāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 23