Jivya, Jīvya, Jīvyā: 7 definitions
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Jivya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Jīvyā (जीव्या) is another name for Jīvantī, a medicinal plant identified with Leptadenia reticulata (cork swallow-wort) from the Apocynaceae, or “dogbane family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.37-39 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Jīvyā and Jīvantī, there are a total of eighteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Jīvyā (जीव्या) is also mentioned as a synonym for Jīvaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis wallichii Lindl., which is a synonym of Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.11-13. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Jīvya and Jīvaka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jivya in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia chebula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· FBI (1878)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Taxon (1979)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jivya, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvya (जीव्य).—Life.
-vyā A means of livelihood.
Derivable forms: jīvyam (जीव्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvya (जीव्य).—[neuter] vivendum ([impersonally]); life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jīvya (जीव्य):—[from jīv] n. [impersonal or used impersonally] to be lived, [Cāṇakya]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘life’ See vyopāya
3) Jīvyā (जीव्या):—[from jīvya > jīv] f. = va-priyā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = gorakṣadugdhā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the plant Jīvantī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jivyata.
Ends with: Ajivya, Anujivya, Nirajivya, Padati-jivya, Rangopajivya, Svajivya, Takshopajivya, Upajivya.
Full-text: Upajivya, Ajivya, Rangopajivin, Civiyam, Anujivya, Jivyopaya, Gorakshadugdha, Padati-jivya, Paika, Muva mukti ne jivya jukti, Ajiv, Sa-khandapaliya, Jivaka, Jivanti, Jiv.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.17.90-092 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa and Descriptions of the Devotees’ Glories]