Panyajiva, Paṇyājīva, Panya-ajiva: 7 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaṇyājīva (पण्याजीव).—a trader.
Derivable forms: paṇyājīvaḥ (पण्याजीवः).
Paṇyājīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paṇya and ājīva (आजीव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṇyajīva (पण्यजीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A trader. n.
(-vaṃ) A market, a fair, E. paṇya a vendible, and ājīva a livelihood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṇyājīva (पण्याजीव):—[from paṇya > paṇ] m. ‘living by trade’, a tradesman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. (also -ka) a market, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṇyājīva (पण्याजीव):—[paṇyā+jīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A trader, merchant. n. A market, a fair.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṇyājīva (ಪಣ್ಯಾಜೀವ):—[noun] = ಪಣ್ಯಾಜೀವಿ [panyajivi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Paṇya, Ajiva.
Starts with: Panyajivaka.
Full-text: Panyajira.
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