Jivajivaka, Jīvajīvaka, Jiva-jivaka, Jivajiva-ka: 10 definitions
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Jivajivaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—A King of birds. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 139, Stanza 6, about this bird.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsJīvajīvakā (जीवजीवका):—[jīvajīvakāḥ] A small bird.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—(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: jīvajīvakaḥ (जीवजीवकः).
Jīvajīvaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīva and jīvaka (जीवक). See also (synonyms): jīvajīva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—m. A kind of bird, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 66.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—[masculine] a kind of fowl.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक):—[=jīva-jīvaka] [from jīva > jīv] m. idem, [Manu-smṛti xii, 66; Mahābhārata iii, xiif.; Harivaṃśa 12685; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Brahma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a, [Buddhist literature] or Jain ascetic, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jīvajīvaga.
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) jīvajīvaka (ဇီဝဇီဝက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jīva+jīva+ṇāpe+ṇvu]
[ဇီဝ+ဇီဝ+ဏာပေ+ဏွု]
2) jīvajīvaka (ဇီဝဇီဝက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jīvajīva+ka]
[ဇီဝဇီဝ+က]

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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nape, Jivaka, Ka, Jivajiva, Jiva.
Starts with: Jivanjivaka.
Full-text: Jivanjivaka, Jivajiva, Jivajivaga, Jivakajivaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.66 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LIV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CCCXXVIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CLVII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - Paraśurāma’s penance (a) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 202 - Greatness of Rāmeśvara Ksetra < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]