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viññāṇāyāti

viññāṇa

nt

1. awareness; consciousness; cognition; mind; fifth of the five aggregates; lit. knowing distinctly
2. knowing; understanding; lit. knowing distinctly
3. with awareness; having consciousness; lit. knowing distinctly

Analysis. viññāṇāya + iti

Etymology. vi + √ñā + aṇa; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit vijñāna [vijñā]

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

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