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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

ज्ञा cl. 9. P.Ā. जाना/ति, °नीते/ (cf. Pāṇ. i, 3, 76; Subj. °नत्; Impv. °नीतत्, 2. sg. °नीहि/, once irr. ज्ञ, BhP. x, 89, 46; [fr. cl. 3.] जिजाहि, MBh. xiii, 4493; 2. pl. irr. °नत, ii, 2397; 2. sg. Ā. irr. °नसे, Divyâv. xviii; p. °न/त्, °नान/ irr. °नमान [MBh.]; pf. जज्ञौ, °ज्ञे [Pass. Rājat. v, 481], 3. pl. °ज्ञु/र्, RV. vii, 79, 4; ŚBr. xi; p. °ज्ञान/, RV. x, 14, 2; fut. ज्ञास्यति, °ते; aor. अज्ञासीत्, °स्त Pass. अ/ज्ञायि, vi, 65, 1 &c.; Pot. ज्ञायात् or ज्ञेय्°, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 68 ; 2. sg. ज्ञेयस् = γνοίης RV. ii, 10, 6; inf. ज्ञातुम्)
to know, have knowledge, become acquainted with (acc.; rarely gen. MBh. iii, 2154; Hariv. 7095), perceive, apprehend, understand (also with inf. [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 65] MBh. ii, v; Daś.), experience, recognise, ascertain, investigate, RV. &c.;
to know as, know or perceive that, regard or consider as (with double acc. e.g. तस्य मां तनयां जानीत, ‘know me to be his daughter’ MBh. iii, 2476; with मृषा, ‘to consider as untrue’ Ratnâv. ii, 18), Mn. &c.;
to acknowledge, approve, allow, VS. xviii, 59 f.; AV. ix, 5, 19; ŚBr. i, xi, xiv;
to recognise as one's own, take possession of SaddhP.;
to visit as a friend, AV. x, 1, 25;
to remember (with gen.), MBh. xii, 5169;
Ā. to engage in (gen. e.g. सर्पिषो, ‘to make an oblation with clarified butter’), Pāṇ. i, 3, 45; ii, 3, 51 :
Caus. ज्ञपयति, to teach any one (acc.), ŚāṅkhŚr. xv;
ज्ञाप्° (Pass. ज्ञाप्यते) to make known, announce, teach anything, MBh. ii, xii; Kāty. and, Pat.;
to inform any one (gen.) that (double acc.), MBh. i, 5864;
Ā. to request, ask, ChUp. ii, 13, 1 (ज्ञप्°), MBh. iii, 8762 (ज्ञाप्°) :
Desid. जिज्ञासते (Pāṇ. i, 3, 57; ep. also P.)
to wish to know or become acquainted with or learn, investigate, examine, Mn. ii, 13; MBh. &c.;
to wish for information about (acc.), Kathās. xxii, 84;
to conjecture, AV. xiv, 1, 56 :
Caus. Desid. जिज्ञपयिषति (also °ज्ञाप्°, Siddh.) and ज्ञीप्सति (cf. °प्स्यमान), to wish to make known or inform, Pāṇ. vii, 2, 49 & 4, 5;
([cf. γνῶ-θι &c.])
ज्ञा/ f. N. of a woman, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 163; Pat.;
ज्ञा mfn. ifc. ‘knowing, familiar with’ See ऋत-, पद- and प्र-ज्ञा/, अ/-सं-.
ज्ञा f. for आ-ज्° (by irr. Sandhi after ए and ओ), MBh. i, 3168; iii, 16308.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

ज्ञा 9 U. (जानाति, जानीते, जज्ञौ, जज्ञे, अज्ञासीत्-अज्ञास्त, ज्ञातुं, ज्ञात)

1 To know (in all senses), to learn, become acquainted with; मा ज्ञासीस्त्वं सुखी रामो यदकार्षीत्स रक्षसां Bk. 15. 9.

2 To know, be aware of, be familiar or conversant with; जाने तपसो वीर्यं Ś. 3. 1; जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोक आचरेत् Ms. 2. 110, 123; 7. 148.

3 To find out, ascertain, investigate; ज्ञायतां कः कः कार्यार्थीति Mk. 9.

4 To comprehend, apprehend, understand, feel, experience; as in दुःखज्ञ, सुखज्ञ &c.

5 To test, try, know the true character of; आपत्सु मित्रं जानीयात् H. 1. 72; Chāṇ. 21.

6 To recognise; म त्वं दृष्ट्वा न पुनरलकां ज्ञास्यसे कामचारिन् Me. 63.

7 To regard, consider, know to be; जानामि त्वां प्रकृतिपुरुषं कामरूपं मघोनः Me. 6.

8 To act, engage in (with gen. of the instrument); सर्पिषो जानीते Sk. ‘he engages in sacrifice with clarified butter (सर्पि षः = सर्पिषा).

9 Ved. To acknowledge, approve, allow.

10 To recognise as one's own, take possession of.

— Caus. (ज्ञापयति, ज्ञपयति)

1 To announce, inform, make acquainted with, make known, notify.

2 To request, ask (Atm.).

3 To sharpen.

4 To satisfy.

5 To praise.

6 To immolate, kill (as an animal).

— Desid. (जिज्ञासते)

1 To desire to know, investigate, ascertain; R. 2. 26; Bk. 8. 33; 14. 91.

2 To conjecture, suppose, guess.