Samjivini, Saṃjīvinī, Sam-jivini, Sañjīviṉi: 5 definitions

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Samjivini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Samjivini in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Saṃjīvinī (संजीविनी) refers to Amṛtajīvinī (a secret lore that restored the dead to life), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara said to Bhārgava: “The gods have been killed by me. How do they rise up again? The Vidyā of Sañjīvinī has not been heard by me to exist elsewhere”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Samjivini in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sanjivini in India is the name of a plant defined with Selaginella bryopteris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lycopodium imbricatum Forssk. (among others).

2) Sanjivini is also identified with Selaginella imbricata.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1842)
· Brittonia (2001)
· Journal of Botany (1884)
· Species Plantarum

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samjivini in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Saṃjīvinī (संजीविनी):—[=saṃ-jīvinī] [from saṃ-jīvin > saṃ-jīva > saṃ-jīv] f. Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (See jīvanī)

2) [v.s. ...] of a Commentary, [Catalogue(s)]

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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»] — Samjivini in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃjīvini (ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ):—

1) [noun] a kind of herb that is supposed to make a dead being alive.

2) [noun] an infalliable medicine for any disease or solution for any problem.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samjivini in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Sañjīviṉi (ஸஞ்ஜீவினி) noun < sañ-jīvinī. See ஸஞ்ஜீவி. [sagnjivi.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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