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Results for आजीव्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आजीव्ājīv1 P. To live by or maintain oneself with; to have the use or enjoyment of; to subsist; आजीव- न्स्वेच्छया…

1 Parasmaipada To live by or maintain oneself with; to have the use or enjoyment of; to subsist; आजीव- न्स्वेच्छया दण्डयो Y.2.67.

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आजीव्यājīvyapot. p.To be practised (as a profession).
1. To be practised (as a profession).
2. Fit for or affording a livelihood; आजीव्यांश्चिच्छि- दुर्वृक्षान् Bhāg.7.2.15.
3. Habitable, fertile; रम्यं पशव्यमाजीव्यम् Y.1.321; Ms.7.69.
Derived forms and compounds
- -व्यम् A means of subsistence.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आजीव्ājīvP. (3. pl. -जीवन्ति; ind.p. -जीव्य) to live by (acc.), subsist through (acc.) MBh. v, 4536 BhP.; (p. -जीवत्…

Parasmaipada (3. plural -जीवन्ति; indeclinablepage and participle -जीव्य) to live by (accusative), subsist through (accusative) MBh. v, 4536 BhP.; (page and participle -जीवत्; Passive voice page and participle -जीव्यमान) to use, have the enjoyment of (accusative) Ya1jn5. ii, 67 Ma1rkP.

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आजीव्यājīvyamfn. affording a livelihood Ya1jn5. i, 320 MBh. xiv, 1330
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective affording a livelihood Ya1jn5. i, 320 MBh. xiv, 1330
2. neuter gender means of living MBh. iii, 8452 BhP. (confer, compare स्व्-आज्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .)
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