Jnanajneyasvarupini (ज्ञानज्ञेयस्वरूपिणी, IAST: Jñānajñeyasvarūpiṇī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who embodies both knowledge and its object”. This profound compound unites jñāna (the act of knowing), jñeya (that which is to be known), and svarūpiṇī (she whose very form is), declaring Lalitā as the inseparable unity of knower, known, and knowledge.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Jñāna signifies the subjective illumination of consciousness, while jñeya denotes the objective reality awaiting comprehension; in Lalitā these two poles dissolve into a single, undivided svarūpa (essential nature). The suffix -iṇī indicates that this union is not merely an attribute but her very constitution. This name echoes the Upaniṣadic truth that the seer, seen, and sight are one in the Absolute.

As an epithet of Śrī Lalitā in the Sahasranāma, it is philosophically rich but lengthy for daily given-name use. Pronounced 'gyaa-nuh-gyey-yuh-swuh-roo-pi-nee'; the compound rewards slow, meditative chanting.

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Scriptural source

Jnanajneyasvarupini appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.