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sañjānāti

pr 3rd sg of sañjānāti (verb)

1. knows; knows as; perceives; conceives; recognizes; lit. knows together

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together
  Brings things into one unified whole; here, the integration of sense-data and mental content into coherent recognition.
• jānā — stem · know
  The verb stem from √jñā (to know, perceive, recognize). Cognate with Latin cognōscere, Greek gignṓskein, English know.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Third person singular present indicative active; marks the verb as present-tense assertion in the third person.

Etymology. From saṁ- 'together' + √jñā 'know'. The prefix saṁ- (bringing things together, collecting) gives the root √jñā the sense of knowing-together, integrating perceptions into unified recognition. √jñā is cognate with Latin cognōscere (know), Greek gignṓskein (know), English know — all from the Indo-European root *ǵneh₃- (to know, recognize). The compound emphasizes the synthetic, holistic aspect of knowing: not mere awareness but recognition that holds things in mind together.

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

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