Jivitesha, Jīvitēśa, Jīviteśa, Jivita-isha: 10 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Jīvitēśa and Jīviteśa can be transliterated into English as Jivitesa or Jivitesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jivitesha in Marathi glossary

jīvitēśa (जीवितेश).—m (S Poetry.) Ruler of life; master of being;--used of objects of reverence or affection (of the Deity, Yama, a husband, lover &c.)

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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

[«previous next»] — Jivitesha in Sanskrit glossary

Jīviteśa (जीवितेश).—

1) a lover, husband.

2) an epithet of Yama; जीवितेषवसतिं जगाम सा (jīviteṣavasatiṃ jagāma sā) R.11.2 (where the word is used in sense 1 also).

3) the sun.

4) the moon.

5) a drug which is said to revive the dead.

Derivable forms: jīviteśaḥ (जीवितेशः).

Jīviteśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvita and īśa (ईश).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jīviteśa (जीवितेश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Ruling life, a master of being, (applicable to objects either of reverence or affection.) m.

(-śaḥ) 1. A name of Yama, regent of death. 2. The sun. 3. The moon. 4. A lover, a husband. 5. Lord or master of existence. 6. A drug to revive the dead. E. jīvita life, and īśa lord, ruler.

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

Jīviteśa (जीवितेश).—m. a name of Yama, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 11, 20. Tiryagīśa, i. e.

Jīviteśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvita and īśa (ईश).

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

Jīviteśa (जीवितेश).—[masculine] lord of life (Yama), [feminine] ā mistress, wife.

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

1) Jīviteśa (जीवितेश):—[from jīvita > jīv] m. = tanātha, [Raghuvaṃśa xi, 20]

2) [v.s. ...] Yama, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a vivifying drug, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) Jīviteśā (जीवितेशा):—[from jīviteśa > jīvita > jīv] f. a loved woman, [Ratnāvalī iii, 17.]

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

Jīviteśa (जीवितेश):—[jīvite+śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A name of Yama; the sun, or moon; a lover; lord of life; a drug. a. Life-ruling.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Jivitesha 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jivitesha in Kannada glossary

Jīvitēśa (ಜೀವಿತೇಶ):—

1) [noun] the lord of one’s life.

2) [noun] a man as related to a woman whom he has married; a husband.

3) [noun] Yama, the God of Death and Righteousness.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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