Ciramjivin, Ciraṃjīvin, Ciram-jivin: 3 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chiramjivin.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCiraṃjīvin (चिरंजीविन्):—(ciram + jī)
1) adj. lange lebend unbel. —
2) m. a) Beiname Viṣṇu’s [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 172.] — b) Krähe [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1322.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] — c) Name zweier Pflanzen: α) = jīvaka . — β) = śālmali [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. cirajīvin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCiraṃjīvin (चिरंजीविन्):—m. —
1) *Beiname Viṣṇu's. —
2) *Krähe —
3) *Salmalia malabarica und = jīvaka. —
4) Nomen proprium eines Vogels [Indische studien von Weber 15,344.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Jivin, Ciram.
Starts with: Ciranjivini.
Full-text: Ciranjivi.
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