Alternative spellings of this word include Upjivy.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य).—A term used by later grammarians in connection with such a rule on which another rule depends cf. उपजीव्यादन्तरङ्गाच्व प्रधानं प्रबलम् (upajīvyādantaraṅgācva pradhānaṃ prabalam) Pari. Śekh. on Pari. 97, as also M. Bh. on हेतुमति च (hetumati ca) P. III.1.26. The relationship known as उपजीव्योपजी-वकभाव (upajīvyopajī-vakabhāva) occurs several times in grammar which states the inferiority of the dependent as noticed in the world.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य) refers to “living beings”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, having accumulated immeasurable merits, nourishes all living beings (satva-upajīvya)?”.

The Bodhisattva, having accumulated immeasurable merits, nourishes all living beings (upajīvya) in the following eleven ways:—

1. the Bodhisattva practices friendliness to all living beings;
2. he practices compassion to all creatures;
3. he is not attached to anything in particular in his meditations;
4. he gives away all his possessions to beggars;
5. his pleasure is imperishable through his merits;
6. he is always committed to his intention by the purity of morality;
7. his thoughts are like an earth since there is no high or low in his mind;
8. he is free from thoughts by pure morality;
9. his thought is liberated and the gate is free from hindrance by accomplishing all sacrifices;
10. he has perfected memory and eloquence  by investigating the dharma;
11. he depends on the knowledge of supernatural powers by going to immeasurable Buddha-fields.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

upajīvya (उपजीव्य).—n S That which maintains, supports, preserves; which sustains in life or being.

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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

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य).—pot. p.

1) Affording a livelihood; उपजीव्यद्रुमाः (upajīvyadrumāḥ) Y.2.227.

2) Giving patronage, patronizing (as a king &c.).

3) (fig.) Supplying materials for writing, that from which one derives his materials; सर्वेषां कवि- मुख्यानामुपजीव्यो भविष्यति (sarveṣāṃ kavi- mukhyānāmupajīvyo bhaviṣyati) Mb.

-vyaḥ 1 A patron.

2) A source or authority (from which one derives his materials); इत्यलमुपजीव्यानां मान्यानां व्याख्यानेषु कटाक्षनिक्षेपेण (ityalamupajīvyānāṃ mānyānāṃ vyākhyāneṣu kaṭākṣanikṣepeṇa) S. D.2.

-vyam A means of subsistence, अन्तपालाश्च यास्यन्ति सदारो यत्र राघवः । सहोपजीव्यं राष्ट्रं च पुरं च सपरिच्छदम् (antapālāśca yāsyanti sadāro yatra rāghavaḥ | sahopajīvyaṃ rāṣṭraṃ ca puraṃ ca saparicchadam) Rām.2.37.26.

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

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य).—mfn.

(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) Affording a livelihood. n.

(-vyaṃ) Cause. E. upa before jīv to live, ya aff.

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

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य).—[adjective] = upajīvanīya; [neuter] subsistence.

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

1) Upajīvya (उपजीव्य):—[=upa-jīvya] [from upa-jīv] 1. upa-jīvya mfn. that by which one lives, affording or serving for a livelihood, [Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] that on which one depends or rests, [Daśakumāra-carita; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] 2. upa-jīvya [indeclinable participle] having lived upon

4) [v.s. ...] depending on, because of (with [accusative])

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

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य):—[upa-jīvya] (vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a. Affording a living. n. A cause.

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

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uaivva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upajivya 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Upajīvya (उपजीव्य) [Also spelled upjivy]:—(a) affording or serving for livelihood/subsistence, that on which one rests or depends.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upajīvya (ಉಪಜೀವ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] a person who sponsors or supports living of another; a patron; a benefactor.

2) [noun] a source which or authority who supplies material to an author.

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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: Jivya, Upa.

Starts with: Upajivyavirodha.

Full-text: Uaivva, Upjivy, Ranga, Jiv.

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