As a deity name
Name 640 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 298 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 20 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 69 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
सर्वज्ञ · masculine
god
सर्वज्ञ
omniscient, all-knowing
Śabdasāgara also records: [वि॰ स्त्री॰ सर्बज्ञा] सब कुछ जाननेवाला । जिसे कुछ अज्ञात न हो
Platts (p. 657) also records: See s.v. sarva
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi सर्वज्ञ — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वज्ञ (sarvajña).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sarva—jña mf(ā)n. all-knowing, omniscient (said of gods and men, esp. of ministers and philosophers), Up.; Kāv. &c.
a Buddha, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
all-knowing, omniscient (said of gods and men, esp. of ministers and philosophers), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sarvajña" is the vocative of "sarvajñā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sarva—jña mf(ā)n. all-knowing, omniscient (said of gods and men, esp. of ministers and philosophers), Up.; Kāv. &c.
a Buddha, L.
an Arhat (with Jainas), ib.
N. of Śiva, Pañcat., KāśīKh.
of various men, R.; Hit.; Buddh.
sarva—jñā (ā), f. N. of Durgā, DevīP.
of a Yoginī, Hcat.
Alternative readings
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