Jivatu, Jīvātu: 12 definitions
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Jivatu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 dictionaryJīvātu (जीवातु).—m., n.
1) Food.
2) Life, existence (fig. also); स खलु प्राज्ञजीवातुः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः (sa khalu prājñajīvātuḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ) J. N. V.
3) Restoration to life, revival; रे हस्त दक्षिण मृतस्य शिशोर्द्विजस्य जीवातवे बिसृज शूद्रमुनौ कृपाणम् (re hasta dakṣiṇa mṛtasya śiśordvijasya jīvātave bisṛja śūdramunau kṛpāṇam) Uttararāmacarita 2.1.
4) Medicine for restoring life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvātu (जीवातु).—mn. (-tuḥ-tu) 1. A drug for reanimating the dead. 2. Boiled rice, food. 3. Life, existence. E. jīva life, ṇic karttari ātu Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvātu (जीवातु).—[jīv + ātu] (m. and n.?), Life, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 172, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvātu (जीवातु).—[feminine] life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumJīvātu (जीवातु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Naiṣadhīyaṭīkā, by Mallinātha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jīvātu (जीवातु):—[from jīv] f. life, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc. ([dative case] tave; once tvai, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā ii, 3, 4])
2) [v.s. ...] a life-giving drug, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan xiii, 189]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. victuals, food (ifc. mfn. ‘living on’), [Kautukasarvasva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvātu (जीवातु):—[jīvā+tu] (tuḥ-tu) 1. m. n. A drug for re-animating the dead; boiled rice; life, existence.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jīvātu (जीवातु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jīvāu.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJīvātu (ಜೀವಾತು):—
1) [noun] = ಜೀವಸತ್ವ [jivasatva].
2) [noun] the state or fact of existing or period of existence of a living being; life.
3) [noun] food that is required for growth and sustenance of a living being.
4) [noun] any life-saving drug.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconJīvātu (ஜீவாது) noun < jīvātu. See ஜீவனௌஷதம். [jivanaushatham.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jivatukamya, Jivatuma, Jivatumant, Jivatumat, Jivatumbu.
Ends with: Jyogjivatu, Mithyajivatu, Punarjivatu, Vaiyakaranajivatu.
Full-text: Jyogjivatu, Jivatukamya, Jivatumat, Vaiyakaranajivatu, Punarjivatu, Jivau, Jivatumant, Mithyajivatu, Jaivatrika, Kolacala mallinatha, Vandani, Vandana, Naishadhiyacarita, Naishadhacarita.
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