संज्ञा [ saṃjñā ] [ saṃ-jñā́ ] f. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) agreement , mutual understanding , harmony Lit. TBr. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Kathās.

  consciousness , clear knowledge or understanding or notion or conception Lit. ŚBr.

  a sign , token , signal , gesture (with the hand , eyes ; [ saṃjñām-√ kṛ ] or [ dā ] , " to give a signal " ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  direction (in [ a-kṛtas ] , " one who has received no direction " ) Lit. MBh.

  a track , footstep Lit. BhP.

  a name , appellation , title , technical term (ifc. = " called , named " ) Lit. Nir. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  (in gram.) the name of anything thought of as standing by itself , any noun having a special meaning ( [ saṃjñāyām ] therefore denotes " ( used ) in some peculiar sense rather than in its strictly etymological meaning " e.g. as a proper name) Lit. Pāṇ. 1-1 , 34 ; 2 , 53

  a technical expression in grammar (see [ -sūtra ] )

  (with Buddhists) perception ( one of the 5 Skandhas q.v.) Lit. Dharmas. 22 Lit. MWB. 109

  N. of the Gāyatrī ( q.v.) Lit. L.

  of a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.

  N. of a daughter of Tvashṭṛi or Viśva-karman (the wife of the Sun and mother of Manu , Yama and Yamī) Lit. Hariv. Lit. Pur.