Jivanmrita, Jīvanmṛta, Jivat-mrita, Jivanmata: 9 definitions
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Jivanmrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Jīvanmṛta can be transliterated into English as Jivanmrta or Jivanmrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत).—a (S Dead whilst alive.) Used of one whose character, influence &c. is irrecoverably lost: also of a madman or an idiot.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत).—a. 'dead while alive', one who, though alive, is as good as dead and useless to the world (said of a mad man or one whose character is lost).
Jīvanmṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvat and mṛta (मृत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत).—[adjective] alive and dead, half dead; [abstract] tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत):—[=jīvan-mṛta] [from jīvan > jīv] mfn. dead while alive (as a lunatic etc.), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 10, 8&] (-tva n. abstr.) 12; 14, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Dead and alive.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJīvanmṛta (जीवन्मृत):—(a) living dead, experiencing death in life.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJīvanmata (ಜೀವನ್ಮತ):—[noun] a man lacking positive qualities of life, as of warmth, vitality, interest, brightness, brilliance, etc. (considered as dead despite being alive).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mrita, Jivat, Jivan.
Starts with: Jivanmritaka, Jivanmritatva.
Full-text: Jivanmritatva, Jivanmritaka, Mri, Uttara.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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