As a deity name
Name 82 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 532 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
कृतज्ञ · adj
[संज्ञा रृतज्ञता] किए हुए उपकार को मानने वाला । एहसान माननेवाला ।जैसे,—यह कार्य कर दीजिए, तो हम आपके बड़े कृतज्ञ होंगे — Śabdasāgara
कृतज्ञ · noun · masculine
कुत्ता । श्वान — Śabdasāgara
कृतज्ञ · kr̤ita-jna
(For this and other words beginning with kr̤ita that are not given below, see s.v. kr̤ita or kr̤it — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 824
कृतज्ञ · masculine
a male given name, Kratagya or Kritagya, from Sanskrit
कृतज्ञ
grateful, thankful, indebted; appreciative
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कृतज्ञ — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृतज्ञ (kṛtajña).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kṛta—jña mf(ā)n. knowing what is right, correct in conduct, MBh. xii, 104, 6
acknowledging past services or benefits, mindful of former aid or favours, grateful, Mn.; Yājñ. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
knowing what is right, correct in conduct
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kṛta—jña mf(ā)n. knowing what is right, correct in conduct, MBh. xii, 104, 6
acknowledging past services or benefits, mindful of former aid or favours, grateful, Mn.; Yājñ. &c.
kṛta—jña m. a dog, L.
N. of Śiva, L.
kṛtajña mfn. (-jñaḥ-jñā-jñaṃ) 1 Grateful, remembering former aid or favours. 2 Observant of propriety, correct in conduct. m. (-jñaḥ) A dog. E. kṛta what is done, and jña who knows.
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