Jayanujivin, Jāyānujīvin, Jaya-anujivin: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jāyānujīvin (जायानुजीविन्).—m.,

Jāyānujīvin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jāyā and anujīvin (अनुजीविन्).

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

Jāyānujīvin (जायानुजीविन्).—m. (-vī) 1. An actor, a dancer, a mime, &c. 2. A kind of crane, the Vaka (Ardea nivea.) 3. A needy man, a pauper. 4. The husband of a harlot. E. jāyā a wife, anu like or with, and jīvin who gets a livelihood; who is supported by his wife. jāyayā anujīvati anu + jīva-ṇini .

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

1) Jāyānujīvin (जायानुजीविन्):—[from jāyā > jāyamāna] m. (jāyānujīvin) = jāyānujīva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [=jāyā-nujīvin] [from jāyānujīvin > jāyā > jāyamāna] the husband of a harlot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a pauper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the crane Ardea nivea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] = āśvina, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Jāyānujīvin (जायानुजीविन्):—[jāyā-nu-jīvin] (vī) 5. m. An actor; a crane (Ardea nivea); a pauper; harlot’s husband.

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