Jivajiva, Jīvājīva, Jivājiva, Jīvajīva, Jiva-jiva: 10 definitions

Introduction:

Jivajiva means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Jivajiva has 8 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Jivājiva (जिवाजिव):—m. ein best. Vogel (s. jīvaṃjīva) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Jīvajīva (जीवजीव):—m. eine best. Hühnerart (verschieden von cakora) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 5, 32.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] jīvajīvaka m. dass. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 66.] [Mahābhārata 3, 11576. 11611. 12369.] rutajñā sarvabhūtānāṃ yathā vai jīvajīvakaḥ [?12, 5138. 12316. 13, 2836. 5505. Harivaṃśa 12685. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 47, 6. Brahmapurāṇa in Lassen’s Anthologie 52, 19.] — Eher onomatop. als eine redupl. Form von jīva oder eine Zusammensetzung von jīva + jīva .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Jivājīva (जिवाजीव):—m. eine best. Hühnerart , = jīvaṃjīva.

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Jīvajīva (जीवजीव):—m. = jīvajīvaka 1).

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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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