<p>Having a clear understanding is the meaning of that</p>

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Gihan Gamage
<p>It means to 'know' or have an intelligent understanding of something as being true. So when the Buddha says "yam kinci sampajanasi..." it means "whatever you know...". </p>

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Here is a version of the text with English and Pali side-by-side   https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Parayanavagga/Parayanavaggo.pdf
AR71
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AR71
<p>In the <em>Parayanavagga</em>,Gatha #93, the Buddha says to Dhotaka: "Yam kinci <strong>sampajanasi</strong>"</p>

<p>What is the exact meaning of the word <em>sampajanasi</em> ?</p>

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[Sampajāna](http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:3589.pali.1879131)
Samana Johann
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Meaning of the Pali-word "sampajanasi"?
# Meaning of the Pali-word "sampajanasi"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-19)

In the *Parayanavagga*,Gatha #93, the Buddha says to Dhotaka: "Yam kinci **sampajanasi**"

What is the exact meaning of the word *sampajanasi* ?

**Tags:** theravada

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: [Sampajāna](http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:3589.pali.1879131)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-19. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It means to 'know' or have an intelligent understanding of something as being true. So when the Buddha says "yam kinci sampajanasi..." it means "whatever you know...".

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Here is a version of the text with English and Pali side-by-side   https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Parayanavagga/Parayanavaggo.pdf  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-20. Score: 1

Having a clear understanding is the meaning of that


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