A variety of Dravya Nikṣepa (virtually or metaphorically transferred epithet);
the epithet 'knower' given to the state of the 'knower' who, although conversant with the meaning of the entities like soul etc., is not mindful about them (due to absence of attention).
āgamataḥ- jīvādipadārthajño'pi tatrā'nupayuktaḥ.
(Jaisidī 10.8 Vṛ)