# अजीव (ajīva)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ajiva

अजीव (ajīva) is a Sanskrit word meaning lifeless, non-existence or death. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Lifeless (Adjective) and Death/Non-existence (Noun) - Comprehensive, Lifeless / Inanimate (Adjective), Death / Non-existence (Noun).

- **Etymology:** E. अ neg. and जीव life — E. a neg. and jīva life
- **SLP1:** `ajIva`  **IAST:** ajīva  **Devanagari:** अजीव
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajiva
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ajiva/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आजीव (ājīva)

## Meanings by context

### Lifeless (Adjective) and Death/Non-existence (Noun) - Comprehensive (4 definitions)
- 1. Death. 2. Non-existence. 3. Lifeless or dead.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) [Printed book page 013 ] अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1 Death. 2 Non-existence. mfn. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा - वं (-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) ) 1 Lifeless, dead. E. अ (a) neg. and जीव (jīva) life. [ ID=581 ]
- 1. Death. 2. Non-existence. 3. Lifeless or dead.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) [Printed book page 011-b ] अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1. Death. 2. Non-existence. mfn. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा - वं (-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) ) 1. Lifeless, dead. E. अ (a) neg. and जीव (jīva) life. [ ID=580 ]
- 1. Non-existence. 2. Death. 3. Lifeless or dead.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) [Printed book page 027-a ] अ (a) जीव (jīva) (ajīva) I. Tatpur. m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1 Non-existence. 2 Death. E. अ (a) neg. and जीव (jīva). II. Bahuvr. m. f. n. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा - वम् (-vaḥ-vā-vam) ) 1 Lifeless, dead. E. अ (a) priv. and जीव (jīva). [ ID=937 ]
- 1. Non-existence or death. 2. Lifeless.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अजीव (ajīva) [Printed book page 0010-b ] अजीव (ajīva) a-jīva, as, m. (non-life), non-ex- istence, death; ( as, ā, am ), lifeless. [ ID=474 ]

### Lifeless / Inanimate (Adjective) (3 definitions)
- lifeless  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 10,2] अ - जीव (a-jīva) mfn. lifeless. [ ID=2183 ]
- lifeless  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अजीव (ajīva) [Printed book page 005-2 ] अजीव (ajīva) a-jīva, a. lifeless. [ ID=500 ]
- lifeless  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अजीव (ajīva) [Printed book page 007 ] अजीव (ajīva) a. lifeless. [ ID=421 ]

### Death / Non-existence (Noun) (2 definitions)
- Non-existence or death  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अजीव (ajīva) [Printed book page 0025-b ] 1 Non-existence, death. [ ID=406 ]
- Death  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अजीव (ajīva) [Printed book page 012-a ] अ - जीव (a-jīva) ( वः ) ((vaḥ)) 1. m. Death. [ ID=514 ]

### Non-Soul / Inanimate Substance (Jaina Philosophy) (1 definition)
- In Jainism, all inanimate and unsentient substance that is not a living soul.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अजीव (jīva) (ajīva) [Printed book page 0025-b ] 2 (With Jainas) All that is not a living soul, i. e. the whole of जड (jaḍa) or inanimate and unsentient substance ( opp. जीव (jīva) ). [ ID=406 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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