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abhijānāti

pr 3rd sg of abhijānāti (verb)

1. experiences; suffers; lit. completely knows
2. directly knows; understands experientially; knows for oneself; lit. completely knows
3. is aware; is conscious (of); lit. completely knows
4. clearly remembers; accurately recalls; lit. completely knows

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward, over
  Bearing down on something, facing it directly. Cognate with Latin ob- (observe, obtain).
• jānā — stem · knows
  From √jñā (to know), the Indo-European root *gn- shared with English know, Latin nōscere, Greek gnōsis. Denotes direct, experiential knowing.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  The thematic present ending marking 3rd person singular active voice.

Etymology. abhi- (toward and over, bearing down) + √jñā (to know). The prefix abhi- conveys facing something with full attention and bearing down upon it; jñā is the Indo-European root for knowing (*gn-), cognate with English know, Latin nōscere, Greek gnōsis. Together, abhijānāti expresses knowledge that comes from direct experience—knowing that bears down on its object, pressing intimately into it.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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