Jivitasa, Jivita-asha, Jīvitāsā, Jīvitāśā, Jivitasha: 10 definitions
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Jivitasa 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.
The Sanskrit term Jīvitāśā can be transliterated into English as Jivitasa or Jivitasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryjīvitāsā : ((jīvita + āsa) f.) desire of life.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryJīvitāsā refers to: the desire for life A. I, 86;
Note: jīvitāsā is a Pali compound consisting of the words jīvita and āsā.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryjīvitāsā (ဇီဝိတာသာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[jīvita+āsā]
[ဇီဝိတ+အာသာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)jīvitāsā—
(Burmese text): အသက်၌ တပ်မက်သော တဏှာ။
(Auto-Translation): A fragrance that lingers in 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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvitāśā (जीविताशा).—hope of life, love of life. नहि नहि तत्र धनाशा जीवित आशाऽपि दुस्सहो भवति (nahi nahi tatra dhanāśā jīvita āśā'pi dussaho bhavati) Subhāṣ.
Jīvitāśā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvita and āśā (आशा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitāśā (जीविताशा).—f.
(-śā) Love of life. E. jīvita, and āśā hope.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitāśā (जीविताशा).—[feminine] hope or love of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitāśā (जीविताशा):—[from jīvita > jīv] f. hope of life, wish for life, [Kāvyādarśa ii, 139; Bhaktāmara-stotra; Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvitāśā (जीविताशा):—[jīvitā+śā] (śā) 1. f. Hope of life.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jivita, Aashaa, Asha, Aca.
Starts with: Jivita-sankhara, Jivitasadhana, Jivitasalaya, Jivitasama, Jivitasamasisi, Jivitasambhara, Jivitasampadana, Jivitasampatti, Jivitasamsaya, Jivitasamsayappatta, Jivitasamskara, Jivitasankhaya, Jivitasantati, Jivitasara, Jivitasarvasva, Jivitasavasesa.
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