Pāli Dictionary

jīva

jīvrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

jīv1जीना

Synonyms

āyu, pāṇa, vattī, āpāṇa

doctrine

  • आत्मा; जीवन शक्ति; जीवन का सिद्धांत; व्यक्तिगत जीव

  • soul; life force; the principle of life; an individual living entity (often referring to the “self” or “soul” posited by non-Buddhist ascetics)

general

  • जीवन; प्राण; आयु; जीवित होने की अवस्था

  • life; vital breath; lifespan; the state of being alive

  • जीव; प्राणी; कोई भी जीवित प्राणी

  • a living thing; any living being; creature

  • (विशेषण) जीवित; जीता हुआ; विद्यमान

  • (as adjective) living; alive; existing; being

  • Dhp 245

    hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavesinā, alīnen'āppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā.

  • पौधा; वनस्पति जीवन (टीकाकारों का प्रयोग)

  • plant; plant life (commentarial usage)

  • Dhp 245

    hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavesinā, alīnen'āppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā.

  • मृत बच्चे का नाम (स्त्रीलिंग व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा)

  • name of a dead child (feminine proper noun)

  • Dhp 245

    hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavesinā, alīnen'āppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā.

  • जीवित; जीवंत; विद्यमान

  • living; alive; existing; being in life

  • Dhp 245

    hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavesinā, alīnen'āppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā.

jīvā

approximate

jīvrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

jīv1जीना

general

  • जीवा; उब्बिरी और कोसल के राजा की मृत पुत्री का नाम।

  • Jīvā; name of the deceased daughter of Ubbirī and the king of Kosala.

  • Thig 3.5

    amma jīvā'ti vanamhi kandasi, attānaṃ adhigaccha ubbiri, cull'āsītisahassāni, sabbā jīvasanāmikā, etamh'āḷāhane daḍḍhā, tāsaṃ kam'anusocasi.

  • एक पौधा; जीरा।

  • a plant; cumin.

jīvati

jīvastemtisuffix

via inflected form jīva · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

general

  • जीता है; जीवित है; जीवित रहता है

  • lives; is alive; remains alive

  • Dhp 110

    yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, dussīlo asamāhito, ek'āhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, sīlavantassa jhāyino.

  • Snp 4.6

    appaṃ vata jīvitaṃ idaṃ, oraṃ vassasatā'pi miyyati, yo ce'pi aticca jīvati, atha kho so jarasā'pi miyyati.

  • पर जीता है; से जीविका चलाता है; के सहारे जीवित रहता है

  • lives on; subsists on; survives by

  • MN 98

    yo hi koci manussesu, puthusippena jīvati, evaṃ vāseṭṭha jānāhi, sippiko so na brāhmaṇo.

jīvanta

jīvastemntasuffix

via inflected form jīva · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

jīv1जीना

general

  • जीवित; जीवित रहने वाला; निर्वाह करने वाला

  • living; alive; subsisting on

  • SN 2.9

    sattadhā me phale muddhā, jīvanto na sukhaṃ labhe, buddhagāth'ābhigīto'mhi, no ce muñceyya candiman'ti.

  • MN 82

    maraṇena'pi te mayaṃ akāmakā vinā bhavissāma. kiṃ pana mayaṃ taṃ jīvantaṃ anujānissāma agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajjāyā'ti?

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