Alternative spellings of this word include Aajivan.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ajīvana (अजीवन).—a. [na. ba.] Devoid of livelihood.

-nam Nonexistence, death.

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Ājīvana (आजीवन).—

1) Livelihood, subsistence, maintenance, भवत्याजीवनं तस्मात् (bhavatyājīvanaṃ tasmāt) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.48; cf. words like रूपाजीव, अजाजीव, शस्त्राजीव, स्त्र्याजीव (rūpājīva, ajājīva, śastrājīva, stryājīva) &c; आजीवनार्थः (ājīvanārthaḥ) Manusmṛti 1.79,11.63 means of livelihood; बहुमूलफलो रम्यः स्वाजीवः प्रतिभाति मे (bahumūlaphalo ramyaḥ svājīvaḥ pratibhāti me) Rām.2.56.14.

2) Profession, the means of maintaining oneself; विशुद्ध इदानीमाजीवः (viśuddha idānīmājīvaḥ) Ś.6.

-vaḥ A Jaina beggar.

Derivable forms: ājīvanam (आजीवनम्).

See also (synonyms): ājīva.

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

Ājīvana (आजीवन).—n.

(-naṃ) Livelihood. E. āṅ before jīva to live, lyuṭ aff.

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

Ājīvana (आजीवन).—[ā-jīv + ana], n. Livelihood, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1264.

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Ajīvana (अजीवन).—n. death, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 38, 7.

Ajīvana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and jīvana (जीवन).

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

1) Ajīvana (अजीवन):—[=a-jīvana] [from a-jīva] mfn. destitute of a livelihood, [Atharva-veda]

2) Ājīvana (आजीवन):—[=ā-jīvana] [from ā-jīv] n. livelihood, [Manu-smṛti x, 79; Pañcatantra]

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

Ājīvana (आजीवन):—[ā-jīvana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ājīvana (आजीवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ājīvaṇa, Ājīvaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ajivana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ājīvana (आजीवन) [Also spelled aajivan]:—(adv) throughout life, for a whole life-time;—[kārāvāsa] life imprisonment.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ājīvaṇa (आजीवण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ājīvana.

2) Ājīvaṇā (आजीवणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ājīvanā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ajivāna (ಅಜಿವಾನ):—

1) [noun] the plant Trachyspermum ammi ( = Carum cpiticum) of Apiaceae family; Bishop's weed.

2) [noun] its seed.

3) [noun] the plant Artemisia maritima of Asteraceae family.

4) [noun] its seed; worm seed.

5) [noun] the plant Seseli indicum of Apiacead family; .

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Jivana, A.

Starts with: Ajivanarha, Ajivanartha.

Ends with (+33): Ajajivana, Akimcanajivana, Annajivana, Ashvajivana, Astrajivana, Bharopajivana, Bhavyajivana, Chatrajivana, Citrakayajivana, Dasajivana, Dharmajivana, Dharmmajivana, Hatajivana, Jadajivana, Jagajivana, Janajivana, Jatakajivana, Kavyajivana, Kricchrajivana, Krishnajivana.

Full-text: Aajivan, Jivanaka, Ajivanartha, Ajiva, Jivana.

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