Jivajiva, Jīvājīva, Jivājiva, Jīvajīva, Jiva-jiva: 10 definitions

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Jivajiva means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: HereNow4u: Jain Dharma ka Maulika Itihasa (2)

Jīvājīva (जीवाजीव) refers to one of the topics treated in the Sthānāṅga (Sthānāṃga), one of the Dvādaśāṅgī (twelve Aṅgas) of Jainism.—Sthānāṅga occupies the third place in Dvādaśāṅgī. A compendium of topics like self-same (svasamaya), non-self-same (parasamaya), svapara-ubhayasamaya, jīva-ajīva, and loka-aloka are discussed in this canon. It consists of one Śruta skaṇdha, 10 chapters, 21 topics, 21 sub topics and 72000 verses. The available text of this Sūtra has 3770 verses.

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Jīvājīva (जीवाजीव) refers to the “self and non-self”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That wherein things beginning with the self, which are sentient and non-sentient [com.jīvājīva-rūpa—‘composed of the self and non-self’], are seen by the omniscient ones is the cosmos. Consequently, the non-cosmos is named the atmosphere. The cosmos is the shape of a palm tree filled with the three worlds, surrounded by the three winds having great speed [and] great power in between [the cosmos and non-cosmos]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jīvājīva (जीवाजीव).—m pl (S) Animals and substances; creatures animate and inanimate. Hence jīvā- jīvādhāra (Supporter of things living and of things unliving.) A term for the terraqueous globe.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jivājiva (जिवाजिव).—The Chakora bird.

Derivable forms: jivājivaḥ (जिवाजिवः).

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Jīvajīva (जीवजीव).—(also jīvaṃjīvaḥ) the Chakora bird; रक्तानि हृत्वा वासांसि जायते जीवजीवकः (raktāni hṛtvā vāsāṃsi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ) Manusmṛti 12.66. According to Artha- śāstra, however, it means a pheasant; विषाभ्याशे ग्लायति जीवंजीवकः । चकोरस्याक्षिणी विरज्येते (viṣābhyāśe glāyati jīvaṃjīvakaḥ | cakorasyākṣiṇī virajyete) Kau. A.1.2.17.

Derivable forms: jīvajīvaḥ (जीवजीवः).

Jīvajīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīva and jīva (जीव). See also (synonyms): jīvajīvaka.

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

Jivājiva (जिवाजिव).—m.

(-vaḥ) 1. A pheasant. 2. The Chakora bird: see jīvañjīva.

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Jīvajīva (जीवजीव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A kind of bird, supposed to be a a sort of pheasant: see jīvañjīva.

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

1) Jivājīva (जिवाजीव):—for jīvaṃj, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Jīvajīva (जीवजीव):—[=jīva-jīva] [from jīva > jīv] m. a kind of pheasant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Jīvajīva (जीवजीव):—[jīva-jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A pheasant.

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

Jīvajīva (जीवजीव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jīvaṃjīva, Jīvamajīva.

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Jivajiva 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.

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