Jivagraha, Jīvagrāha, Jiva-graha: 7 definitions
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Jivagraha 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 dictionaryJīvagrāha (जीवग्राह).—a prisoner taken alive;
Derivable forms: jīvagrāhaḥ (जीवग्राहः).
Jīvagrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīva and grāha (ग्राह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvagrāha (जीवग्राह).—m.
(-haḥ) A prisoner, one taken alive. E. jīva, and grāha capture.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvagraha (जीवग्रह):—[=jīva-graha] [from jīva > jīv] m. filling (a cup) with living (or unpressed Soma), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi, 6, 9, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvagrāha (जीवग्राह):—[jīva-grāha] (haḥ) 1. m. One taken alive.
[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 corpusJīvagrāha (ಜೀವಗ್ರಾಹ):—
1) [noun] a capturing of a person (as a thief, bandit, dacoit, etc.) alive.
2) [noun] one of the five mystic hymns.
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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