Jivitasamsaya, Jīvitasaṃsaya, Jivitasamshaya, Jīvitasaṃśaya, Jivita-samshaya: 6 definitions
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Jivitasamsaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Jīvitasaṃśaya can be transliterated into English as Jivitasamsaya or Jivitasamshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjīvitasaṃsaya : (m.) danger of life.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvitasaṃśaya (जीवितसंशय).—risk of life, jeopardy, danger to life; स आतुरो जीवितसंशये वर्तते (sa āturo jīvitasaṃśaye vartate) 'he is dangerously ill'; Bv.2.2.
Derivable forms: jīvitasaṃśayaḥ (जीवितसंशयः).
Jīvitasaṃśaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvita and saṃśaya (संशय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitasaṃśaya (जीवितसंशय).—m.
(-yaḥ) Fear of death. E. jīvita, and saṃśaya doubt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitasaṃśaya (जीवितसंशय).—[masculine] risk of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitasaṃśaya (जीवितसंशय):—[=jīvita-saṃśaya] [from jīvita > jīv] m. risk or danger of life, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitasaṃśaya (जीवितसंशय):—[jīvita-saṃśaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Fear of death.
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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Partial matches: Samshaya, Jivita.
Full-text: Yuddha.
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