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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry जीवन

  1. जीवनjīvanaa.(-नी f.) [जीव् भावे ल्युट्] Enlivening, giving life.

    (-नी Feminine) जीव् भावे ल्युट् Enlivening, giving life.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. A living being.
      2. Wind.
      3. A son.
      4. The Supreme Being; बीजानां प्रभव नमोऽस्तु जीवनाय Ki.18. 39. आवासः 'residing in water', epithet of Varuṇa, the regent of water.
      5. the body.

    • -उपायः livelihood.

    • -नम्

      1. Life, existence; (Figurative also) त्वमसि मम भूषणं त्वमसि मम जीवनम् Gīt.1.
      2. The principle of life, vital energy; Bg.7.9.
      3. Water; बीजानां प्रभव नमोऽस्तु जीव- नाय Ki.18.39; or जीवनं जीवनं (life) हन्ति प्राणान् हन्ति समी- रणः Udb.
      4. Livelihood, profession, means of existence (Figurative also); Ms.11.77; विदुषां जीवनं मूर्खः H.3.33.
      5. Butter made from milk one day old.
      6. Marrow.
      7. Enlivening, making alive.

    • -अन्तः death.

    • -आघातम् poison.

    • -ओषधम्

      1. elixir of life.
      2. a life-giving medicine.

    • -पञ्चमूलानि (Āyurveda) The five medicinal herbs called वीरा, जीवन्ती, गुरुशतावरी, जीवक and ऋषभक.

    In the Gita7·9

    जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥

    jīvanaṁ sarvabhūteṣu tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu. — I am pure scent in earth and energy of light in fire; I am life in all existences, I am the ascetic force of those who do askesis. 7·9
    • जीवनम्jīvanamnominative singular of the neuter noun jīvana (life).
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Headwords under ज

Part 3 of 5 जानि – जीवितAll parts
  1. ज – जम्व
  2. जय – जानान
  3. जानि – जीवित
  4. जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठ
  5. ज्यैष्ठिनेय – ज्वालिन्