Jijnasa, Jijñāsā, jijñāsa: 13 definitions
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Jijnasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Jijnasa has 12 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jigyasa.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchJijñāsā (जिज्ञासा):—(wie eben) f. der Wunsch zu erkennen, Untersuchung, Nachforschung, Prüfung [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 21], Vārtt. [3.] dharma [Jaimini 1, 1.] brāhmaṇasya jijñāsotpannā [Sânkhya Philosophy 51.] jijñāseyaṃ mayā kṛtā [Mahābhārata 2, 1158.] jijñāsārthaṃ tava [3, 17431. 13, 162. 1508. 1515.] balajijñāsayātmanaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 8, 6.] [Hitopadeśa 72, 14.] jijñāsā tadapaghātake hetau [SĀṂKHYAK. 1.] jijñāsāṃ pauruṣe cakre [Harivaṃśa 1958.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 50, 23.] [Suśruta 1, 43, 10.] [Hitopadeśa 20, 13.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 2, 38.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 32 (28), 16.] Mit dem subj. compon. nāgaraka [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 310, Nalopākhyāna 1.] jijñāsakḷpta (sic) [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 98.]
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Jijñāsā (जिज्ञासा):—der Wunsch zu wissen, zu kennen [SARVADARŚANAS. 60, 12. 108, 21. 156, 13.] tuṣṭo smi kṛtajijñāsastava da ich dich erprobt habe [Kathāsaritsāgara 113, 78.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungJijñāsā (जिज्ञासा):—f. der Wunsch wissen , — zu kennen , — zu erkennen , Untersuchung , Nachforschung , Prüfung. kṛtajijñāsa Adj. Jmd (Gen.) erprobt habend.
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Starts with: Jijnasabhashya bhavaprakashika, Jijnasabhashyabhavaprakashika, Jijnasadarpana, Jijnasaka, Jijnasamana, Jijnasana, Jijnasaniya, Jijnasaprastava.
Ends with: Brahmajijnasa, Dharmajijnasa, Kritajijnasa, Nirjijnasa, Vidhyuktavaivahikashastrajijnasa, Vijijnasa.
Full-text: Jijnasana, Dharmajijnasa, Brahmajijnasa, Jijnasaprastava, Nirjijnasa, Jinanasa, Kritajijnasa, Apaghataka, Vijijnasa, Vijijnasitavya, Jigyasa, Vijijnasya, Paritarkana, Vijijnasu, Paryanuyoga, Sthirikar, Brahya, Dharma, Jna.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.26.101 < [Chapter 26 - Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Śuklāmbara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyāsa]
Verse 3.9.101 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Advaita]
Verse 2.18.105 < [Chapter 18 - Mahāprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopī]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
The Changing Brahmanical Attitude towards Buddhism < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]
Relation between Jñāna and Bhakti < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Dialectical terms (14): Investigation (jijñāsā) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Ten technical debate terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Dialectical terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.2a - The Second: Tārādṛṣṭi (tārā-dṛṣṭi)—Introduction < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 4.2d - Jijñāsā (inquisitiveness) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 5.6 - The three types of Understanding: Budhi, Jñāna, Asaṃmoha < [Chapter 5 - A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 185 [Śakti’s domination as Absolute] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]