As a deity name
Name 492 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
प्राज्ञा · noun · feminine
बुद्धि । समझ · चतुरा स्त्री । विदुषी स्त्री — Śabdasāgara
प्राज्ञा · prājnā · s.f.
See prāgyā — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 235
प्राज्ञा · prāgyā · s.f.
Knowledge, understanding; a pandit's wife; a clever woman or girl — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 236
Cited formation "प्राज्ञा" is प्राज्ञ + -आ: प्राज्ञ means "[स्त्री॰ प्राज्ञा, प्राज्ञी]", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "प्राज्ञा" is प्राज्ञ + -आ: प्राज्ञ means "[स्त्री॰ प्राज्ञा, प्राज्ञी]", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
intelligence, understanding
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "prājñā" is the feminine form of "prājña" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
prā—jñā f. intelligence, understanding, L.
prā—jña mf(ā and ī)n. (fr. jñā) intellectual (opp. to śārīra, taijasa), ŚBr.; Nir.; MāṇḍUp.
intelligent, wise, clever, KaṭhUp.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
Alternative readings
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