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• -वः

  1. The principle of life, the vital breath, life, soul; गतजीव, जीवत्याग, जीवाशा etc.
  2. The individual or personal soul enshrined in the human body and imparting to it life, motion and sensation (called जीवात्मन् as opposed to परमात्मन् the Supreme Soul); Y.3.131; Ms.12.22-23; सम्पद्यते गुणैर्मुक्तो जीवो जीवं विहाय माम् । जीवो जीवविनिर्मुक्तो गुणैश्चाशयसंभवैः ॥ Bhāg.11.25.36. (here जीव Equivalent to लिङ्गशरीर).
  3. Life, existence.
  4. A creature, living being.
  5. Livelihood, profession.
  6. Name of Karṇa.
  7. Name of one of the Maruts.
  8. The constellation पुष्य.
  9. Name of Bṛihaspati.
  10. The third lustrum in the cycle of Jupiter.
  11. Association of cause and effect.
  12. Name of Viṣṇu.
  13. Compound अन्तकः a birdcatcher, fowler.
  14. a murderer, slayer.

• -अजीवाधारः the world of organic and inorganic creation.

• -आत्मन् Masculine the individual soul enshrined in the human body (as opposed to परमात्मन् 'the Supreme Soul').

• -आदानम् abstracting healthy blood, bleeding (in medic.).

• -आधानम् preservation of life.

• -आधारः the heart.

• -इन्धनम् glowing fire-wood, burning wood.

• -उत्सर्गः 'casting off life,' voluntary death, suicide.

• -उपाधिः the three states, id est, that is waking, dreaming and sleeping.

• -ऊर्णा the wool of a living animal.

• -कोशः The subtle body (लिङ्गशरीर);. तदनुस्मर<णध्वस्तजीवकोशास्तमध्ययन् Bhāg. 1.82.48.

• -गृहम्, -मन्दिरम् 'the abode of the soul', the body.

• -ग्राहः a prisoner taken alive;

• -ग्राहम् Indeclinable in an alive condition; जीवग्राहं निगृह्णीमो वयमेनं नराधिपाः Mb.6.77.1.

• -घनः Brahmā.

• -ज Adjective born alive.

• -जीवः, -जीवकः (also जीवंजीवः) the Chakora bird; रक्तानि हृत्वा वासांसि जायते जीवजीवकः Ms.12.66. According to Artha- śāstra, however, it means a pheasant; विषाभ्याशे ग्लायति जीवंजीवकः । चकोरस्याक्षिणी विरज्येते Kau. Atmanepada 1.2.17.

• -तोका a woman whose children are living.

• -दः

  1. a physician.
  2. an enemy.

• -दशा mortal existence.

• -धनम् 'living wealth', property in the shape of living creatures, live-stock.

• -धानी the earth.

• -निकायः a being endowed with life.

• -पतिः Feminine, -पत्नी a woman whose husband is alive.

• -पत्रम् a fresh leaf.

• -पितृ, -पितृक Adjective (a son or daughter) whose father is still alive.

• -पुत्रा, -वत्सा a woman whose son is living; जीवपुत्रे निवर्तस्व पुत्रं रक्षस्व चाङ्गदम् Rām.4.19.11.

• -मन्दिरम् The body; Latin D. B.

• -मरणम् Death in life; जीवन्मरण- मेतद् इति कौटिल्यः Kau. Atmanepada 1.17.

• -मातृका the seven mothers or female divinities; (कुमारी धनदा नन्दा विमला मङ्गला बला । पद्मा चेति च विख्याताः सप्तैता जीवमातृकाः ॥).

• -योनिः a sentient being.

• -रक्तम् menstrual blood.

• -लोकः

  1. the world of living beings, the world of mortals, the world or worldly existence; आलोकमर्कादिव जीवलोकः R.5.35; त्वत्प्रयाणे शान्तालोकः सर्वतो जीवलोकः Māl. 9.37; जीवलोकतिलकः प्रलीयते 21; so स्वप्नेन्द्रजालसदृशः खलु जीवलोकः Śānti.2.2; Bg.11.7; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.17.
  2. living beings; दिवस इवाभ्रश्यामस्तपात्यये जीवलोकस्य Ś.3.12; or आलोकमर्कादिव जीवलोकः R.5.35.

• -वृत्तिः Feminine breeding or keeping cattle.

• -शेष Adjective one to whom only life is left, escaping only with life and nothing more.

• -शोणितम् living, id est, that is healthy blood.

• -संक्रमणम् transmigration of the soul.

• -साधनम् grain, corn.

• -साफल्यम् realization or attainment of the chief end of human existence.

• -सूः 'the mother of living beings', a woman whose children are living.

• -स्थानम्

  1. a joint, an articulation.
  2. the vital parts, heart.