# जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta)

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जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) is a Sanskrit word meaning emancipated while still alive, freed from future births, liberated in life. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Liberated by knowledge of Brahman, free from rituals and rebirth, Liberated in life, free from future births.

- **Etymology:** E. जीवन, and मुक्त freed. जीवन्नेव मुक्तः । — E. jīvana, and mukta freed. jīvanneva muktaḥ
- **SLP1:** `jIvanmukta`  **IAST:** jīvanmukta  **Devanagari:** जीवन्मुक्त
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jivanmukta
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jivanmukta/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Liberated by knowledge of Brahman, free from rituals and rebirth (3 definitions)
- A person purified by knowledge of Brahma, freed while living from future births and all ritual ceremonies.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीवन्मुक्त (mukta) (jīvanmukta) [Printed book page 352 ] जीवन्मुक्त (mukta) (jīvanmukta) m. ( - क्तः (-ktaḥ) ) A man purified by knowledge of BRAHMA, and exonerated whilst living from future birth, and all ritual ceremonies. E. जीवत् (jīvat), and मुक्त (mukta) freed. [ ID=16412 ]
- freed from future birth and ritual rites while still alive through knowledge of Brahman  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) [Printed book page 292-02 ] जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) m. a man purified by knowledge of Brahman (n.) and exonerated from future birth and all ritual rites while yet living. [ ID=14760 ]
- liberated while still alive through knowledge of the supreme spirit, freed from future birth and ritual duties  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीवन्मुक्त (mukta) (jīvanmukta) [Printed book page 291-b ] जीवन्मुक्त (mukta) (jīvanmukta) m. ( - क्तः (-ktaḥ) ) A man purified by knowledge of BRAMHA, and exonerated whilst living from future birth, and all ritual ceremonies. E. जीवन, (jīvana,) and मुक्त (mukta) freed. जीवन्नेव मुक्त (mukta) ः । (jīvanneva muktaḥ.) [ ID=16384 ]

### Liberated in life, free from future births (3 definitions)
- emancipated while still alive  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 423,2] जीवन् (jīvan) — मुक्त (—mukta) mfn. emancipated while still alive ( i.e. liberated before death from all liability to future births), Kapila’sSāṃkhya-pravacana (Title) iii, 78; Vedāntasāra (Title); Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha (Title) [ ID=79822 ]
- freed from future births  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) [Printed book page 309-b ] जीव - न्मुक्त (jīva-nmukta) ( क्तः ) ((ktaḥ)) a. One entitled to freedom from any other birth. [ ID=15882 ]
- liberated in life  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) [Printed book page 187 ] जीवन्मुक्त (jīvanmukta) a. liberated in life, abstr. ° क्ति (°kti) f. [ ID=11411 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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