Upajivita, Upajīvita: 2 definitions
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Upajivita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUpajīvita (उपजीवित).—nt. (to Sanskrit and Pali upajīvati; compare Sanskrit upajīvana), dependence, living a subject life: Lalitavistara 262.10 (verse) varaṃ mṛtyu (most mss. °yuḥ) prāṇaharo dhig grām- yaṃ nopajīvitam, better death that takes away life; fie! is not dependence vulgar?
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpajīvita (ಉಪಜೀವಿತ):—
1) [noun] a living depending entirely on another person.
2) [noun] ಉಪಜೀವಿತನ್ [upajivitan] upa jīvitan a person who lives at the expense of another or others without making any useful contribution or return; a hanger-on.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Nirupajivita.
Full-text: Gramya.
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