jijñāsā

[jñā san bhāve a] 1 De- sire of knowing, curriosity, inqui- sitiveness. --2 Search, investiga- tion, test, examination.

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] [jñā san bhāve a] 1 De- sire of knowing, curriosity, inqui- sitiveness. --2 Search, investiga- tion, test, examination.

Root

√jñā ज्ञा

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · māraṇatoṣaṇaniśāmaneṣu

to kill, to hurt, to please, to satisfy, to perceive, to understand

DCS: name of the wife of Prastāva and mother of Vibhu

Mṛgendraṭīkāsurface: jijñāsayā

vedāntavidāṃ mateṣūpaniṣadādiśāstreṣu ṣaṣṭitantrādiṣu sadasadvādinām arhatāṃ ca

Bhāgavatapurāṇasurface: jijñāsāyāṃ

jijñāsāyāṃ sampravṛtto nādriyet karmacodanām

tasmāj jijñāsayātmānam ātmasthaṃ kevalaṃ param