Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ଜ୍ଞାନ

/jnana/Roman

English meaning: Knowledge / Wisdom

Odia Definition

(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)

ଜ୍ଞାନ ହେଉଛି ଜଗତ ଓ ଆତ୍ମ ସଂବନ୍ଧୀୟ ସତ୍ୟ ଅବଗତ। ଭାରତୀୟ ଦର୍ଶନରେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ମାର୍ଗ, ଭକ୍ତି ମାର୍ଗ ଓ କର୍ମ ମାର୍ଗ ମୋକ୍ଷ ଲାଭର ତ୍ରି-ପଥ।

English Definition

Awareness, understanding, or the spiritual insight into reality. In Indian philosophy, jnana is one of the three paths to moksha alongside bhakti (devotion) and karma (action).

Example

ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅଜ୍ଞାନ ଅନ୍ଧକାରକୁ ଦୂର କରେ।

In English: Knowledge removes the darkness of ignorance.

Synonyms

  • ବିଦ୍ୟା

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ଅଜ୍ଞାନ

Literary Heritage

ଜୀବନ ଏକ ଯାତ୍ରା, ସତ୍ୟ ତାର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ।

/jībana eka yātrā, satya tāra lakṣya./

Life is a journey; truth is its destination.

Madhusudan Rao · Poet and Social Reformer · 1853–1912

Kavita Manjusha

Kavita Manjusha — philosophical poem on the purpose of human existence

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