Ajajiva, Ajajīva, Aja-jiva, Ajājīva: 8 definitions

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Ajajiva 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajajīva (अजजीव).—[ajaistaccāraṇena jīvati; ajā eva jīvikā yasya vā] a goat-herd; so -°पः, -°पालः (paḥ, -°pālaḥ).

Derivable forms: ajajīvaḥ (अजजीवः).

Ajajīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aja and jīva (जीव). See also (synonyms): ajajīvika.

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Ajājīva (अजाजीव).—a goatherd, See अजजीव (ajajīva) &c.

Derivable forms: ajājīvaḥ (अजाजीवः).

Ajājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ajā and jīva (जीव). See also (synonyms): ajāpālaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajājīva (अजाजीव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A goatherd; also ajājīvin ajāpālakaḥ, &c. E. ajā a she-goat, and jīva who lives.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajājīva (अजाजीव):—[=ajā-jīva] [from aja > aj] m. ‘who lives by goats’, a goat-herd.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajājīva (अजाजीव):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-vaḥ) A goatherd; also ajajīvika, ajājīvin &c. E. aja and ājīva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ajājīva (अजाजीव):—[ajā-jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A goat-herd.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ajajiva in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ajājīva (ಅಜಾಜೀವ):—[noun] one who tends goats for livelihood; a goat-herd.

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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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