Jivajivaka, Jīvajīvaka, Jiva-jivaka, Jivajiva-ka: 11 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)
Jīvajīvaka (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)
Jīvajīvakā (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
Jīvajīvaka (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.
Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—m. A kind of bird, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 66.
Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक).—[masculine] a kind of fowl.
1) 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]
Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक):—m. —
1) eine Hühnerart. —
2) *ein buddhistischer oder Jaina-Bettler [Galano's Wörterbuch]
Jīvajīvaka (जीवजीवक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jīvajīvaga.
Jīvajīvaka (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 時婆時婆迦 [shí pó shí pó jiā]: “bird with two heads”.
2) 耆婆耆婆迦 [qí pó qí pó jiā]: “(Skt. jīvajīvaka)”.
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
1) jīvajīvaka (ဇီဝဇီဝက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jīva+jīva+ṇāpe+ṇvu]
[ဇီဝ+ဇီဝ+ဏာပေ+ဏွု]
2) jīvajīvaka (ဇီဝဇီဝက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jīvajīva+ka]
[ဇီဝဇီဝ+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) jīvajīvaka—
(Burmese text): ဇီဝဇိုးငှက်။
(Auto-Translation): Lifebird.
2) jīvajīvaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) လယ်ခေါင်ရမ်းပင်။ (တိ) (၂) အသက်ကို ရှည်စေတတ်သော (သစ်သီး စသည်)။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Agricultural land. (2) Fruits (and similar) that can prolong 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Nape, Jivajiva, Jivaka, Ka, Jiva.
Full-text (+0): Jivanjivaka, Jivajiva, Ming ming niao, Qi yu, Shi po shi po jia, Qi po qi po jia, Qi po, Jivajivaga, Jivakajivaka, Shi fu jia, Qi po qi po, Ky ba ky ba ca, Gong ming zhi niao, Qi po niao, Huo, Kong que wen lei ren, Bi yi shuang fei.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.66 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
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