a. [na. ba.] Ignorant, un- wise. naṃ [na. ta.] Ignorance, un- consciousness; especially, spiritual ignorance (avidyā) which makes one consider his self as distinct from the Supreme spirit and the material world as a reality. According to the Vedāntins, ajñāna is not merely a negative principle (jñānasya abhāvaḥ), but a distinct positive principle; oft. identified with māyā, prakṛti &c. See avidyā also. In...