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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक) refers to “the particular livelihood of persons”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The years of Jupiter (bṛhaspati) take their names from the several Nakṣatras in which he reappears after his conjunction with the Sun; and these names are identical with the names of the lunar months. [...] In the Kārttika year of Jupiter, cart drivers, persons that live by fire [i.e., anala-upajīvaka] and cows will be afflicted with miseries; there will be disease and wars in the land; flowers of blood and of yellow colour will thrive. [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—a S upajīvī a (S) That lives by or upon; that is maintained or supported by. In comp. as kṛṣyōpajīvī That sustains himself by agriculture; vidyōpajīvī, śāstrōpajīvī &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—a That lives by or upon, that sustains himself by.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—a.

1) Living upon, subsisting by (instr. or in comp.); जातिमात्रोपजीविनाम् (jātimātropajīvinām) Manusmṛti 12.114, 8.2, नानापण्योपजीविनाम् (nānāpaṇyopajīvinām) 9.257; द्यूतोपजीव्यस्मि (dyūtopajīvyasmi) Mṛcchakaṭika 2.

2) Living under, depending upon, subject to, a dependant, servant (m.); भीमकान्तैर्नृपगुणैः स बभूवोपजीविनाम् (bhīmakāntairnṛpaguṇaiḥ sa babhūvopajīvinām) R.1.16; अस्मद्° (asmad°) K.61.

-kam Means of subsistence, profession.

See also (synonyms): upajīvin.

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

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—n.

(-kaṃ) 1. Act, object. 2. Means of subsistence. E. upa before jīv to live, vun aff.

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

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—[upa-jīv + aka], adj. 1. Maintaining one’s self by, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 11. 2. Dependent, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 17, 46.

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

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक).—[adjective] living, subsisting, dependent upon ([instrumental] or —°); [masculine] subject or dependant.

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

1) Upajīvaka (उपजीवक):—[=upa-jīvaka] [from upa-jīv] mfn. living upon, subsisting by (with [instrumental case] or ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara] [commentator or commentary] on [Manu-smṛti]

2) [v.s. ...] living under, depending upon, subject to, a dependant, servant, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] f(ikā)n. subsistence, livelihood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक):—[upa-jīvaka] (kaṃ) 1. n. An act, object; means of living.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upajīvaka (उपजीवक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvajīvaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upajivaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upajīvaka (ಉಪಜೀವಕ):—

1) [noun] a man who is dependent on another for his livelihood.

2) [noun] an author depending on others for material for his writing.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Jivaka, Upa.

Ends with: Navupajivaka.

Full-text: Upajivin, Uvajivaga, Navupajivaka.

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