Etymology

vijnana

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Today it means: consciousness; life force Full definition →

Sanskrit विज्ञान
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromविज्ञान“consciousness”
  2. English todayvijnana

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna, “consciousness”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.