Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[jīv-ac] 1 Water.
2 The earth.
3 A bow-string; muhu- rjīvāghoṣairbadhirayati Mv. 6. 30.
4 The chord of an arc.
5 Means of liv- ing.
6 The tinkling of metallic ornaments.
7 N. of a plant (vacā).
8 Life, existence.
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Dictionary meanings for jīvā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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