# जीव (jīva)

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

जीव (jīva) is a Sanskrit word meaning living, existing, alive, healthy blood, living by, causing to live, any living being, life or existence. Its 63 recorded definitions are grouped into 32 contexts, among them Adjective: Living, Existing, Alive, Noun: Life, Existence (General), Noun: Principle of Life, Soul.

- **Root:** जीव् (jīv)
- **Etymology:** E. जीव् to live, affix घञ् or क and fem. affix टाप् — E. jīv to live, affix ghañ or ka and fem. affix ṭāp
- **SLP1:** `jIva`  **IAST:** jīva  **Devanagari:** जीव
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiva
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jiva/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** जीवा (jīvā), जिव (jiva)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: Living, Existing, Alive (8 definitions)
- Living, existing, alive  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 422,2] जीव (jīva) mf( आ (ā) )n. living, existing, alive, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=79623 ]
- Living, existing  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 0515-b ] जीव (jīva) a. [ जीव (jīva) ् - कर्तरि क (jīv-kartari ka) ] Living, existing
- 1. Living or alive. 2. The principle of life or individual soul. 3. A living being or creature.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 102-1 ] जीव (jīva) jīv-á, a. living, alive; living on ( —° ); causing life; m. principle of life, (individual) soul; N. of one of the Maruts; m. n. living being, creature. [ ID=8080 ]
- Living, existing  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 291-12 ] जीव (jīva) (I) a. (f. वा (vā) ) Living, existing. [ ID=14727 ]
- 1. Living or causing life. 2. A creature or life. 3. The individual soul.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 0335-a ] जीव (jīva) jīv + a, I. adj. 1. Living, MBh. 13, 31. 2. Causing life, Bhāg. P. 9, 21, 13. II. m. and n. 1. Creature, MBh. 13, 13828. 2. Life, Rām. 5, 3, 74. III. m. The individual soul, Vedāntas. in Chr. 207, 6. — Comp. Dus-, I. adj. dif- ficult to live, Rām. 2, 57, 20. II. n. hard life, Rām. 2, 105, 5. Nis-, I. death, Kathās. 17, 15. II. adj., f. vā, lifeless, dead, MBh. 7, 1954. Su-, n. easy life, Rām. 2, 105, 5. — Cf. βίος; Lat. vivus; Goth. qvivs. [ ID=5446 ]
- 1. Living or alive. 2. The principle of life or the personal soul. 3. The planet Jupiter. 4. Life. 5. A living being or creature.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 187 ] जीव (jīva) a. living, alive; living on or causing to live, vivifying (—°). m. the principle of life, the living or personal soul; E. of the planet Jupiter; n. life; m. n. living being, creature; f. जीव (jīva) ा (jīvā) pl. water as the living or vivifying element. [ ID=11398 ]
- 1. Living. 2. The principle of life or the individual soul.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 159-a ] jīvá, a. living; as m. the principle of life, the individual soul, 66 4. [ √jīv: cf. Lat. vīvus, ‘alive.’] [ ID=1625 ]
- 1. Living, existing, or a living being. 2. Causing to live or vivifying. 3. The principle of life, vital breath, or individual soul. 4. Livelihood, profession, or specific occupation. 5. A kind of plant. 6. An epithet of Brihaspati. 7. The third lustrum in the sixty-year cycle of Jupiter. 8. One of the eight Maruts. 9. An epithet of Karna. 10. Life or existence. 11. Water. 12. The earth. 13. A bow-string. 14. The chord or sine of an arc. 15. The tinkling of metallic ornaments.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 0348-b ] Jīva, as, ā, am, living, existing, a living being; causing to live, vivifying; ( as ), m. the principle of life, the vital breath, the living or personal soul in- corporated in the body and imparting to it life, motion, and sensation, (hence also called jīvātman; it is distinguished from the paramātman or supreme soul, q. v.); livelihood, profession, specific occupa- tion; a kind of plant; an epithet of Bṛhaspati as regent of the planet Jupiter; or as regent of the Nakṣatra Tiṣya or Puṣya; the third lustrum in the cycle of Jupiter which lasts sixty years; N. of one of the eight Maruts; an epithet of Karṇa; ( as, am ), m. n. life, existence; ( ā ), f. the living or life- giving element, i. e. water; the earth; a bow-string; (in geometry) the chord of an arc, the sine of an arc; the tinkling of metallic ornaments; N. of two plants, = jīvantī and vacā; [cf. Lith. gywas, ‘alive;’ Goth. qvivs; Lat. vivus; Gr. βίος; Hib. beo, ‘living, alive.’] —Jīva-gṛbh, -ghṛp, p, p, Ved. taking alive, seizing beings alive. —Jīva-graha, as, m., Ved. filling (a cup) with the living Soma, i. e. with the plant in its unpressed state. —Jīva-grāha, as, m. a prisoner, one taken alive; jīva-grāhaṃ grah, to capture alive. —Jīva-ghoṣa-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a grammarian. —Jīva-ja, as, ā, am, born alive. —Jīva-jīva or jīva-jīvaka, as, m. a kind of bird; see the next. —Jīvañ-jīva, as, m. a kind of bird supposed to be a pheasant; the Chakor or Greek partridge; a kind of tree. —Jīva-tokā, f. a woman whose children are living. —Jīva-tva, am, n. the state of life or existence. —1. jīva-da, as, ā, am (rt. dā ), ‘life-giving,’ who or what gives life; ( as ), m. a physician, a practitioner of medicine. —2. jīva-da, as, m. (rt. do ), ‘cutting off life,’ an enemy. —Jīva-daśā, f. mortal existence. —Jīva-dātrī, f. ‘life-giver,’ a kind of medicinal plant, = ṛddhi. Page0348-c+ 81 —Jīva-dāna, am, n. ‘giving life,’ ‘rescuing from sickness,’ title of a manual of medicine composed by Cyavana. —Jīva-dānu, us, us, u, Ved. a wrong form for jīra-dānu, q. v. —Jīva-dāman, ā, m., N. of a prince. —Jīva-dāyaka, as, ā, am, ‘life-giving.’ —Jīva-dhana, am, n. ‘living wealth,’ property in living creatures, live stock, wealth in flocks and herds. —Jīva-dhanya, as, ā, am, ‘supporting living beings;’ (Sāy.) ‘satiating living beings,’ an epithet of Soma, and of Prajā-pati. —Jīva-dhānī, f. ‘receptacle of living beings,’ an epithet of the earth. —Jīva-naś, k, k, k, or ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, (a sacrifice &c.) where living beings are killed. —Jīva-nātha, as, m., N. of a writer on astronomy; N. of a physician. —Jīva-nāya or jīva- nāyaka, as, m., N. of a poet. —Jīva-nāśam, ind. with naś, to lose one's life, die, perish. —Jīva- nikāya, as, m. a being endowed with life. —Jīva- netrī, f., N. of a plant, = saiṃhalī. —Jīva-pati, is, m. a living husband. —Jīva-pattra, am, n. a fresh leaf. —Jīvapattra-pracāyikā, f. gathering fresh leaves, a sort of game. —Jīva-patnī, f. a woman whose hus- band is alive. —Jīva-pitṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, or jīva- pitṛka, as, ā, am, a son or daughter whose father is still alive. —Jīva-pīta-sarga, as, ā, am, Ved. one whose rays are drunk by living beings; (Sāy.) one whose creation is enjoyed by all. —Jīva-putra, as, ā or ī, am, one whose sons or children are living; ( as ), m. a kind of plant. —Jīva-putraka, as, m. a tree, commonly Ingua; another plant bearing seeds used in rosaries, commonly Jiyaputa, Nageia Putranjiva. —Jīvaputra-pracāyikā, f. the gathering of the above plant, a sort of game. —Jīva-purā, f., Ved. the abode of living beings or men. —Jīva- puṣpa, am, n. ‘flower of life,’ N. of a plant and metaphorically applied to the head; N. of two plants, = damanaka and phaṇijjhaka; (ā), f., N. of a plant, = bṛhaj-jīvantī. —Jīva-priyā, f. the tree Terminalia Chebula, = harītakī. —Jīva-badha, as, m. destruction of living beings. —Jīva-barhis, is, is, is, Ved. having a living, i. e. fresh bed of sacrificial grass. —Jīva-bhadrā, f. a kind of plant, = jīvantī; a kind of medicinal plant, = vṛddhi. —Jīva-bhūta, as, ā, am, become alive, endowed with life. —Jīva-bhojana, as, ā, am, Ved. giving enjoyment to living beings; ( am ), n. the pleasure or enjoyment of living beings. —Jīva-mandira, am, n. ‘the mansion of the soul,’ the body. —Jīva- maya, as, ī, am, animated, endowed with life. —Jīva-miśra, as, m., N. of an author. —Jīva- yāja, as, m., Ved. the sacrifice of living beings. —Jīva-yoni, is, is, i, enclosing a soul (as a body or a sentient being). —Jīva-rakta, am, n. living blood, menstrual blood. —Jīva-rahita, as, ā, am, lifeless. —Jīva-loka, as, m. the world or habitation of living beings (opposed to the world of deceased ancestors), living beings, mankind. —Jīva-laukika, as, ā, am, peculiar to the world of living beings or to men. —Jīva-vat, ān, atī, at, animated, living; —Jīva-vallī, f., N. of a plant. —Jīva-vicāra, as, m. title of a Jaina work. —Jīvavicāra-prakaraṇa, am, n. title of a Jaina work by Śānti-sūri. —Jīva- vṛtti, is, f. breeding or keeping cattle. —Jīva- śaṃsa, as, m., Ved. rule over living beings; (Sāy.) to be praised by living beings. —Jīva-śarman, ā, m., N. of an astronomer. —Jīva-śāka, as, m. a kind of pot-herb growing in Mālava. —Jīva-śuklā, f. a kind of plant. —Jīva-śeṣa, as, ā, am, one to whom only life is left or who has escaped with his life and nothing more. —Jīva-śoṇita, am, n. living, i. e. healthy blood. —Jīva-śreṣṭhā, f. a kind of medicinal plant. —Jīva-saṅkramaṇa, am, n. me- tempsychosis. —Jīva-sañjña, as, m., N. of a shrub, = kāma-vṛddhi. —Jīva-sādhana, am, n. ‘means of subsistence,’ rice, grain. —Jīva-sāphalya, am, n. ‘fruitfulness of life,’ realisation of a life's wishes. —Jīva-suta, as, ā, am, one whose children are all alive. —Jīva-sū, ūs, f. the mother of living offspring. —Jīva-sthāna, am, n. a joint, an articulation. —Jīvājīvādhāra (°va-ajīva-ādh°), as, m. the world of organic beings and of inorganic matter. —Jīvā- jīvādhāra-kṣetra, am, n. the material world, the Page0349-a+ 81 receptacle of inorganic beings and inorganic substances. —Jīvātman (°va-āt°), ā, m. the living or individual soul enshrined in the human body (distinguished from the paramātman or supreme soul), the vital principle or spirit, that principle of life which renders the body capable of motion or sensation; [cf. jīva. ] —Jīvā- dāna (°va-ād°), am, n. abstracting living or healthy blood, bleeding. —Jīvādhāna (°va-ādh°), am, n. preservation of life. —Jīvāntaka (°va-an°), as, m. a fowler, a birdcatcher; a destroyer of life, a slayer, a murderer. —Jīvābhigama-sūtra (°va-abh°), am, n. title of a Jaina work. —Jīvāśa (°va-āśa), as, ā, am, hoping for life; ( ā ), f. hope of living. —Jīvāstikāya (°va-as°), as, m. (with Jainas) the category of ‘soul.’ —Jīvendhana (°va-in°), am, n. glowing fire-wood, burning wood. —Jīvotsarga (°va-ut°), as, m. aban- donment of life, voluntary death. —Jīvorṇā (°va- ūr°), f. the wool of a living animal. [ ID=19736 ]

### Noun: Life, Existence (General) (6 definitions)
- life or existence  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) m. life, existence, Mahābhārata (Title) iv, vi; Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) )., Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) ) [ ID=79628 ]
- life  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 422,3] जीवा (jīvā) ( आ (ā) ), f. life, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79636 ]
- Life, existence  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 3 Life, existence
- 1. Life or existence. 2. Livelihood or profession. 3. A tree. 4. The sentient soul. 5. An epithet of Brihaspati. 6. An epithet of Karna. 7. A bowstring. 8. The earth. 9. The tinkling of metallic ornaments. 10. Orris root. 11. The chord of an arc.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) mfn. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा (-vā) (-vaḥ-vā)- वं (-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) ) 1 Life, existence. mf. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा (-vā) (-vaḥ-vā) ) 1 Livelihood, profession, specific occupation. 2 A tree: see जीव (jīva) न्ती (jīvantī). m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1 The sentient soul, the emanation of the deity, which is incorporated with the animal body, and gives it life, motion, and sensation; hence also called जीव (jīva) ात्मन् (jīvātman); it is opposed to that abstract state of the soul परमात्मन् (paramātman) in which by meditating upon its own divine nature and origin, the spirit is set at liberty from human feelings and passions. 2 A name of VṚHASPATI. 3 A name of the prince KARṆA. f. ( - वा (-vā) ) 1 A bow string. 2 The earth. 3 The tinkling of metallic ornaments. 4 Orris root. 5 (In Geometry,) The chord of an arc. E. जीव (jīva) to live, affix घञ् (ghañ) or क (ka), and fem. affix टाप् (ṭāp). [ ID=16387 ]
- 1. Life, livelihood, or a tree. 2. The sentient soul. 3. A bowstring, earth, tinkling ornament, or orris root.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) ( वः - वा - वं ) ((vaḥ-vā-vaṃ)) 1. m. f. n. Life. m. f. Livelihood; a tree. m. The sentient soul. f. A bowstring; earth; tinkling ornament; orris root. [ ID=15857 ]
- 1. Life or existence. 2. Livelihood or profession. 3. A tree. 4. The sentient soul. 5. Vrihaspati. 6. Karna. 7. The Pushya constellation. 8. A bow string. 9. The earth. 10. The tinkling of metallic ornaments. 11. Orris root. 12. The chord of an arc.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) mfn. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा (-vā) (-vaḥ-vā)- वं (-vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) ) 1. Life, the vital breath, existence. mf. ( - वः (-vaḥ)- वा (-vā) (-vaḥ-vā) ) 1. Livelihood, profession, specific occupation. 2. A tree: see जीव (jīva) न्ती (jīvantī). m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1. The sentient soul, the emanation of the deity, which is incorporated with the animal body, and gives it life, motion and sensation; hence also called जीव (jīva) ात्मन्; (jīvātman;) it is opposed to that abstract state of the soul परमात्मन् (paramātman) in which, by meditating upon its own divine nature and origin, the spirit is set at liberty from human feelings and passions. 2. A name of VRIHASPATI. 3. A name of the prince KARNA. 4. The constellation called Pushya. f. ( - वा (-vā) ) 1. A bow string. 2. The earth. 3. The tinkling of metallic ornaments. 4. Orris root. 5. (In Geometry.) The chord of an arc. E. जीव (jīva) ् (jīv) to live, affix घञ् (ghañ) or क (ka) and fem. affix टाप् (ṭāp). [ ID=16359 ]

### Noun: Principle of Life, Soul (5 definitions)
- the principle of life, vital breath, or the living soul  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) m. the principle of life, vital breath, the living or personal soul (as distinguished from the universal soul See जीव (jīva) ा (jīvā) त्मन् (tman) ), Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 164, 30; Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title); Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad (Title); Praśna-upaniṣad (Title); Manu-smṛti (Title) &c. [ ID=79629 ]
- The principle of life, vital breath, life, soul  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 1 The principle of life, the vital breath, life, soul; गतजीव (gatajīva), जीवत्याग, जीवाशा (jīvatyāga, jīvāśā), &c
- the individual or personal soul enshrined in the human body and imparting to it life, motion, and sensation  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 2 The individual or personal soul enshrined in the human body and imparting to it life, motion and sensation (called जीवात्मन् (jīvātman) as opposed to परमात्मन् (paramātman) the Supreme soul); Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 3. 131; Manusmṛti 12. 22-23
- 1. The principle of life or vital breath. 2. The personal soul. 3. Life or existence. 4. A living creature. 5. Livelihood or profession. 6. An epithet of Brihaspati. 7. An epithet of Karna. 8. The Pushya constellation.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) (II) m. 1. The principle of life, the vital breath, श्वासोत्कंपकुचं निरीक्ष्य सुचिरं जीव (jīva) ाशया वारितः (śvāsotkaṃpakucaṃ nirīkṣya suciraṃ jīvāśayā vāritaḥ) Am.S. 90; 2. the personal soul cased in the body (as distinguished from the supreme soul or परमात्मन् (paramātman) ), M. xii.22; 3. life, existence; 4. a creature, a living being; 5. livelihood, profession; 6. an epithet of Bṛihaspati; 7. an epithet of Karṇa; 8. the constellation called पुष्य (puṣya). [ ID=14728 ]
- the vital prana  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Jīva (II) — the vital prāṇa; Lord lives in every creature like the ākāśa, all-pervading in respective pots. Vā. 102. 101. [ ID=5182 ]

### Lexicographical Notes: Compounds and Related Terms (3 definitions)
- Compare with ati-, upa-, and sam-jiva.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 422,3] cf. अति - (ati-), उप - (upa-) and सं - जीव (saṃ-jīva) [ ID=79644 ]
- No definition available.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) अ - (a-), कुमार - (kumāra-), चिरं - (ciraṃ-), जगज् - (jagaj-), दुर् - (dur-), निर् - (nir-), पाप - (pāpa-), बन्धु - (bandhu-), स - (sa-), सु - (su-) [ ID=79645 ]
- This entry provides several cross-references rather than a standalone definition.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) ख्षुद्र - जिवा (khṣudra-jivā), यावज् - जीव (jīva) म् (yāvaj-jīvam) [ ID=79646 ]

### Noun: Living Being, Creature (3 definitions)
- any living being  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) m. n. any living being, anything living, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=79627 ]
- A creature, living being.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 4 A creature, living being
- 1. Living beings of four classes born of moisture, eggs, plants, and the womb. 2. The individual soul subject to Ishvara.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Jīvas — four classes born of sveda, aṇḍa, udbhija and jarāyu; and Jīvātma subject to Iśvara is one view. M. 1. 31; 3. 28. [ ID=5185 ]

### Proper Noun: Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) (3 definitions)
- the regent of Jupiter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Bṛhaspati (regent of Jupiter), Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title); Laghujātaka, by Varāha-mihira (Title); Sūryasiddhānta (Title), Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the Skanda-purāṇa (subtitle) [ ID=79631 ]
- Name of Brihaspati  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 9 N. of Bṛhaspati
- the planet Jupiter  
  *The Purana Index*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 1-652 ] Jīva (I) — is Guru planet. M. 93. 10 and 16; Vā. 111. 5. [ ID=5181 ]

### Verb Root √jīv (To Live) (3 definitions)
- 1. To live. 2. To use or enjoy, or to get a living when prefixed with a. 3. To depend on for a living when prefixed with upa. 4. To live agreeably when prefixed with sam or pra.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 351 ] जीव (jīva) ( ऋ (ṛ) ) जीव (jīva) ृ (jīvṛ) r. 1st cl. ( जीव (jīva) ति (jīvati) ) To live. With आङ् (āṅ), To use or enjoy, to get a living. With उप (upa), To be dependant on for a living. With सं (saṃ) or प्र (pra), To live agreeably. [ ID=16386 ]
- To live.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 309-a ] जीव (jīva) जीव (jīva) ति (jīvati) 1. a. To live. With आ (ā) to enjoy, get a living; with उप (upa) to depend on for a living; with प्र (pra) or सं (saṃ) to live well. [ ID=15856 ]
- To live  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 291-a ] जीव (jīva) ( ऋ ) जीव (jīva) ृ (jīva (ṛ) jīvṛ) r. 1st cl. ( जीव (jīva) ति (jīvati) ) To live. With आङ् (āṅ) To use or enjoy, to get a living. With उप, (upa,) To be dependent on for a living. With सं (saṃ) or प्र (pra) To live agreeably. भ्वा० अक० प० सेट् । (bhvā0 aka0 pa0 seṭ.) [ ID=16358 ]

### Noun (Jīvā): Chord or Sine (Geometry) (2 definitions)
- the chord of an arc  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in geom. = ज्या (jyā) ) the chord of an arc [ ID=79639 ]
- the sine of an arc  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the sine of an arc, Sūryasiddhānta (Title) ii, 57 ( cf. त्रि - (tri-), त्रि - (tri-) भ (tri-bha), दृग् - गति - (dṛg-gati-), लम्ब - (lamba-) and शङ्कु - जीवा (śaṅku-jīvā) ) [ ID=79640 ]

### Noun/Adjective: Person Defined by Living Relatives (2 definitions)
- female owner, mistress, or ruler  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पतिः (patiḥ) f
- a woman whose husband is alive  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पत्नी (patnī) a woman whose husband is alive

### Noun: Lustrum in Jupiter's Cycle (2 definitions)
- the third lustrum in the sixty-year Brihaspati cycle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 3rd lustrum in the 60 years' Bṛhaspati cycle, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) viii, 26 [ ID=79632 ]
- The third lustrum in the cycle of Jupiter  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 10 The third lustrum in the cycle of Jupiter

### Noun: Specific Plant Name (2 definitions)
- name of a plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a plant, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79630 ]
- a plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a plant ( जीवन्ती (jīvantī) or वचा (vacā), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ), Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) iii, 39 [ ID=79641 ]

### Proper Noun: A Marut (2 definitions)
- name of one of the eight Maruts  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of one of the 8 Maruts, Yājñavalkya (Author) ii, 102/103, 39; [ ID=79633 ]
- Name of one of the Maruts  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 7 N. of one of the Maruts

### Proper Noun: Karṇa (2 definitions)
- the ear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Karṇa, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79634 ]
- Name of Karna  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 6 N. of Karṇa

### Proper Noun: Viṣṇu (2 definitions)
- Name of Vishnu  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 12 N. of Viṣṇu
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Jīva 2 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=4922 ]

### Adjective (in compounds): Living By/On (1 definition)
- living by  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ifc. living by (see जल - चर - (jala-cara-), रूप - (rūpa-) ) [ ID=79625 ]

### Adjective/Participle: Causing Life, Vivifying (1 definition)
- causing to live  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > causing to live, vivifying (see पुत्र - (putra-), - जल (-jala) ) [ ID=79626 ]

### Healthy or Vital Blood (1 definition)
- healthy blood  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > healthy (blood), Carakasaṃhitā (Title) viii, 6, 74 [ ID=79624 ]

### Lexicographical Notes: Etymology and Cognates (1 definition)
- Living, alive  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > जीव (jīva) [ cf. βίος; Lat. vivus; Lith. gīvas; Goth. qvius; Eng. quick; Hib. beo.] [ ID=79647 ]

### Noun (Jīvamātṛkā): Seven Mother Goddesses (1 definition)
- the seven mothers or female divinities  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मातृका (mātṛkā) the seven mothers or female divinities; ( कुमारी धनदा नंदा विमला मंगला बला । (kumārī dhanadā naṃdā vimalā maṃgalā balā.) पद्मा चेति च विख्याताः सप्तैता जीवमातृका (mātṛkā) ः (padmā ceti ca vikhyātāḥ saptaitā jīvamātṛkāḥ) )

### Noun (Jīvopādhi): States of the Soul (1 definition)
- the three states of waking, dreaming, and sleeping  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उपाधिः (upādhiḥ) the three states, i. e. waking, dreaming and sleeping

### Noun (Jīvā): Bow-string (1 definition)
- a bowstring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a bow-string, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79638 ]

### Noun (Jīvā): Tinkling of Ornaments (1 definition)
- the tinkling of ornaments  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the tinkling of ornaments, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79642 ]

### Noun (Jīvā/related): The Earth (1 definition)
- the earth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the earth, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=79637 ]

### Noun (Jīvājīvādhāra): World of Organic and Inorganic (1 definition)
- the world of organic and inorganic creation  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अजीबाधारः (ajībādhāraḥ) the world of organic and inorganic creation

### Noun: Association of Cause and Effect (1 definition)
- Association of cause and effect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 11 Association of cause and effect

### Noun: Jīvajīva Bird (Cakora/Pheasant) (1 definition)
- the Cakora bird  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जीवः (jīvaḥ) (also जीवंजीवः (jīvaḥ) (jīvaṃjīvaḥ) ) the Cakora bird

### Noun: Livelihood, Means of Subsistence (1 definition)
- Livelihood, profession.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 5 Livelihood, profession

### Noun: Name of a Metre (1 definition)
- a name of a metre  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 422,3] जीव (jīva) n. N. of a metre, Ṛg-veda-prātiśākhya (Title) xvii, 4 [ ID=79635 ]

### Noun: Puṣya Constellation (1 definition)
- The constellation Pushya.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) 8 The constellation पुष्य (puṣya)

### Noun: Specific Vedic Formula (1 definition)
- a particular formula  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of a particular formula, Kauśika-sūtra (Title); Vaitāna-sūtra (Title) [ ID=79643 ]

### Proper Noun: Jīvaka (Physician) (1 definition)
- a famous physician  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1327,3] जीव (jīva) m. (also) N. of a famous physician, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=79647.1 ]

### Proper Noun: Śiva (1 definition)
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > जीव (jīva) [Printed book page 364-1 ] Jīva 1 = Śiva (1000 names 1 ). [ ID=4921 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya 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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