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abhijānāmi
abhijānāti
pr 1st sg of abhijānāti (verb); imp 1st sg of abhijānāti (verb)
- experiences; suffers; lit. completely knows
- directly knows; understands experientially; knows for oneself; lit. completely knows
- is aware; is conscious (of); lit. completely knows
- clearly remembers; accurately recalls; lit. completely knows
Built from
- abhi — prefix · toward, over
Facing something and bearing down on it; Latin ob- (observe, obtain). Here it intensifies knowing into direct, lived understanding.
- jā — root · know
Cognate with English know, Greek gnōsis, Latin nōscere. The root sense is grasping or perceiving; abhi- makes it experiential knowing.
- nā — stem · know (stem)
The thematic stem of √jñā, forming the present tense base.
- mi — ending · 1st sg present
Present-tense first-person singular indicative active; marks the speaker as agent.
Etymology. abhi- (toward, over, bearing down on; Latin ob-) + √jñā (know; cognate with English know, Greek gnōsis). The prefix shifts the root's sense from mere knowledge to direct, experiential knowing—facing something fully and grasping it.