Shuklajiva, Śuklajīva, Shukla-jiva: 1 definition
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Shuklajiva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śuklajīva can be transliterated into English as Suklajiva or Shuklajiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuklajīva (शुक्लजीव).—a kind of plant (vajrī); उद्भिज्जा जन्तवो यद्वच्छुक्लजीवा यथा यथा (udbhijjā jantavo yadvacchuklajīvā yathā yathā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.136.8.
Derivable forms: śuklajīvaḥ (शुक्लजीवः).
Śuklajīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śukla and jīva (जीव).
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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