Jnanashastra, Jñānaśāstra, Jnana-shastra: 7 definitions
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Jnanashastra has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Jñānaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Jnanasastra or Jnanashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchJñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र):—(jñāna + śāstra) n. die Lehre der Wahrsagerei [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 36, 14.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungJñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र):—n. Wahrsagerkunst [Lassen's Anthologie 30,20.]
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: Shastra, Jnana.
Ends with: Padarthavijnanashastra, Vijnanashastra.
Full-text: Vijnanashastra, Pashupata.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.195 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 15 - The Conclusion of Nirvāṇa Prakaraṇa < [Chapter VI - Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa]
Part 3 - The Story of Bhīma, Bhāsa and Dṛḍha < [Chapter IV - Sthiti-prakaraṇa]
Part 13 - The Story of Ikṣvāku < [Chapter VI - Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.11 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XII - Alleged conflict of Śāstras < [Section 1 - Introductory]