Gajajiva, Gajājīva, Gaja-ajiva: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Gajajiva 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 dictionaryGajājīva (गजाजीव).—'one who gets his livelihood by elephants', an elephant-driver.
Derivable forms: gajājīvaḥ (गजाजीवः).
Gajājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and ājīva (आजीव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajājīva (गजाजीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) An elephant keeper or driver. E. gaja and ājīva who lives; who gets his livelihood by elephants.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajājīva (गजाजीव):—[from gaja > gaj] m. ‘getting his livelihood by elephants’, an elephant-keeper or driver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajājīva (गजाजीव):—[gajā+jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. An elephantkeeper, an elephant-driver.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusGajajīva (ಗಜಜೀವ):—[noun] a man who takes care of elephants, as his profession; an elephant-keeper.
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Gajājīva (ಗಜಾಜೀವ):—
1) [noun] a man whose duty is to keep elephants; an elephant-keeper.
2) [noun] a physician of elephants.
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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Partial matches: Gaja, Jiva, Ajiva.
Full-text: Gajajivi.
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