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    See also avajānāmi.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 77.
    avajñā f. (-jñā) Disrespect.

    E. ava, jñā to know, aṅ affix, and ṭāpa for the fem.; also avajñatā.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 60, col. 2.
    ava-jñā (jñā) 1. f. Disrespect.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 56, col. 1.
    avajñā ava-jñā, f. Disrespect, Rām.

    3, 33, 17; Contempt, Rām. 3, 49, 52;

    Daśak. in Chr. 189, 7. — Comp. Sa

    -avajña, adj. disdainful; sāvajñam,

    adv. with contempt, Rām. 3, 29, 2.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 89, col. 3.
    avajñā 1 . ava-jñā, cl. 9. P. -jānāti, -jñātum,

    to disesteem, have a low opinion of, despise, treat

    with contempt.
    ☞ p. 89, col. 3.
    2. ava-jñā, f. or ava-jñāna, am, n. contempt, dis-

    esteem, disrepect (with obj. in loc. or gen.). —Ava-

    jñopahata (°jñā-up°), as, ā, am, treated with con-

    tempt, humiliated, degraded.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    ☞ p. 121, col. 2.
    avajñā, f. contempt. [√jñā + ava: for mg, cf. avamāna.]

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 179, col. 2.
    avajñā 9 P. To have a low opinion of, to despise, to treat with contempt, disregard; avajānāsi māṃ yasmāt R. 1. 77; avajānaṃti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritaṃ Bg. 9. 11; Bk. 3. 8.
    ☞ p. 179, col. 2.
    avajñā [ava-jñā-aṅ] Disrespect, contempt; slighting, low opinion; nātmanyavajñā kartavyā H. 1; disregard (with the obj. in loc. or gen.); (pb) ātmanyavajñāṃ śithilīcakāra R. 2. 41; ye nāma kecidiha naḥ prathayaṃtyavajñāṃ Māl. 1. 6; Śānti. 3. 23; avijñāvajñeyaṃ paritapati noccairapi budhaṃ Udb.

    Comp.

    — upahata a. treated with contempt, humiliated.

    — duḥkhaṃ the agonies of humiliation; mā jīvan yaḥ parāvajñāduḥkhadagdhopi jīvati Śi. 2. 45.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 45.
    avajñā f. °na n. contempt.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 98, col. 2.
    1. ava-√ jñā -jānāti (ind.p. -jñaya; perf. Pass. -jajñle, Bhaṭṭ.) to disesteem, have a low opinion of, despise, treat with contempt, MBh. &c.; to excel, Kāvyād.
    ☞ p. 98, col. 2.
    2. ava-jñā f. contempt, disesteem, disrespect (with loc. or gen.)

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 64, col. 1.
    avajñā

    f. (-jñā) Disrespect.

    E. ava, jñā to know, aṅ affix, and ṭāp for the
    fem. also avajñatā.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 243.
    avajñā 9 P. To have a low opinion of, to despise, to treat with contempt, disregard; avajānāsi māṃ yasmāt R.1.77; avajānanti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam Bg.9.11; Bk.3.8.
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 243.
    avajñā [ava-jñā-aṅ] Disrespect, contempt; slighting, low opinion; nātmanyavajñā kartavyā H.1; disregard (with the obj. in loc. or gen.); ātmanyavajñāṃ śithilīcakāra R.2.41; ye nāma kecidiha naḥ prathayantyavajñām Māl.1.6; Śānti.3.23; avijñāvajñeyaṃ paritapati noccairapi budham Udb. -Comp. -upahata a. treated with contempt, humiliated. -duḥkham the agonies of humiliation; mā jīvan yaḥ parāvajñāduḥkhadagdho'pi jīvati Śi.2.45.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 52, col. 2.
    avajñā avajñā f. et avajñāna n. (jñā) mépris.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 86, col. 1.
    1 ava-JÑĀ- traiter avec mépris, mépriser ; dépasser; °jñāta- donné avec mépris.
    ☞ p. 86, col. 1.
    2 ava-jñā- f. mépris, dédain; -ayā avec mépris ou indifférence.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 472.
    avajñā (von jñā mit ava) f. Verachtung, Geringachtung AK. 1, 1, 7, 23. TRIK. 1, 1, 128. H. 1479. R. 3, 49, 52. HIT. 92, 3. Das subj. im gen. BHARTṚ. 3, 38. geht im comp. voran PAÑCAT. I, 355. Das obj. im loc.: na khalvavajñā kartavyā ripāvapi durbale R. 3, 33, 17. 6, 33, 2. HIT. 16, 14. ātmanyavajñāṃ śithilīcakāra RAGH. 2, 41. im gen.: pareṣāṃ sahasāvajñā na kartavyā R. 5, 80, 12. yadete sādhūnāmupari vimukhāḥ santi dhanino na caiṣāvajñaiṣāmapi tu nijavittavyayabhayam ŚĀNTIŚ. 3, 23. sāvajñam adv. mit Verachtung R. 3, 32, 9. DHŪRTAS. 84, 7.
    ☞ vol. 5, p. 1058.
    avajñā , instr. avajñayā geringschätzig so v. a. ohne Gewicht auf Etwas zu legen, ganz gleichgiltig KATHĀS. 81, 79. sāvajñam SĀH. D. 315, 17.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 121, col. 2.
    avajñā f. Verachtung , Geringachtung (das Obj. im Loc. oder Gen.). avajñayā geringschätzig. so v.a. ganz gleichgültig.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 30, col. 2.
    avajñā f., °na n. Missachtung.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 20, col. 2.
    avajñā f. (r. jñā scire) contemtio. HIT. 92. 3.

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    ☞ p. 83.
    avajñā;
    helā syādavahelaṃ rīḍhāvajñāvalīḍhā ca .. 715 ..
    4.1.1.715

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 421, col. 1.
    avajñā strī ava + jñā—aṅ . “anādare . ātmanyavajñāṃ śithi-
    līcakāra” raghuḥ . “gatyarthamanyaterḍhe ceṣṭāvajñayoḥ” mugdha0 .
    “avijñāvajñeyaṃ paritapati noccairapi budham” udbhaṭaḥ .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 123.
    avajñā , strī, (ava + jñā + aṅ .) anādaraḥ .
    avahelā . ityamaraḥ .. (“ātmanyavajñāṃ śithilī-
    cakāra” . iti raghuvaṃśe .)