Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for जीव्

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Apte Dictionary

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

जीव्jīv1 P. (जीवति, जीवित)
1. 1 Parasmaipada (जीवति, जीवित)
2. To live, be alive; यस्मिञ् जीवति जीवन्ति बहवः सोऽत्र जीवति Pt.1.23; मा जीवन् यः परावज्ञादुःखदग्धोऽपि जीवति Śi.2.45; Ms.2.235.
3. To revive, come to life.
4. To live by, subsist on, make a livelihood by (with instr,); सत्यानृतं तु वाणिज्यं तेन चैवापि जीव्यते Ms.4.6; विपणेन च जीवन्तः 3.152,162; 11.26; sometimes used with a cognate accusative in this sense; अजिह्मामशठां शुद्धां जीवेद् ब्राह्मणजीविकाम् Ms.4.11.
5. (Fig.) To live or prey upon, depend upon as one's source of existence (with Locative); चौराः प्रमत्ते जीवन्ति व्याधितेषु चिकित्सकाः । प्रमदाः कामयानेषु यजमानेषु याचकाः ॥ राजा विवदमानेषु नित्यं मूर्खेषु पण्डिताः Mb. -Causal
6. To restore to life.
7. To nourish, nurture, bring up.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

जीव्jīvcl.1. ज्/ईवति (ep. also A1.; Subj. ˚वाति RV. x, 85, 39 AV.; ˚वात् RV. i, 84, 16; p. ज्/ईवत्; aor. अजिवीत्…

class1. ज्/ईवति (Epic also Atmane-pada; subjunctive that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवाति fg-veda x, 85, 39 AV.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवात् fg-veda i, 84, 16; page and participle ज्/ईवत्; Aorist अजिवीत्; जीवीत् AV.; perfect tense जिजीव; future जीविष्य्/अति; Prec. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedव्य्/आसम्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedव्यास्म AV. S3Br.; infinitive mood ज्/ईवितुम्, xiv MBh. etc.; Vedic or Veda that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवा*से fg-veda VS. MBh. i, 732; ज्/ईवितवई . AV. vi, 109, 1) to live, be or remain alive fg-veda etc.; to revive Pan5cat. iv, 5, 0/1 BhP. iv, 6, 51; (with पुनर्) MBh.; to live by (instrumental case; exceptionally locative case, v, 1059f.) Mn. Pa1n2. 4-4, 12 MBh. etc.: Causal जीव्/अयति (Epic also Atmane-pada; Aorist अईजिज्वत् or अजिजीव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Pa1n2. 7-4, 3) to make alive, restore to life, vivify fg-veda x, 137, 1 A1s3vS3r. vi, 9 MBh. etc.; to support life, keep alive MBh. etc.; to nourish, bring up, i, xiii Katha1s. iii, 17 feminine Ra1jat. v, 72; to shout "जीव" (id est long live!) Katha1s. cxxiv, 113; जीवापयति (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedपित) to restore to life Vet. ii, 9/10 : Desiderative जिजीविषति (Atmane-pada BhP. xi, 7, 70) to wish to live Ka1tyS3r. xxii La1t2y. viii I1s3Up. MBh. etc.; to seek a livelihood, wish to live by (instrumental case) Mn. x, 121 MBh. v, 702; ज्/उज्यूषति the same S3Br. iii, 2, 4, 16 and 5, 3, 11; confer, compare जिज्यूषित; ([confer, compare Latin vivo; Lithuanian gIve1nu .])

Source: Monier-Williams

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit

जीव्jīv

जीव्^अ प्राण-धारणे

1P, seṭ, ak

to live

Source: Dhātupāṭha

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