a. [jīv ṇic ṇvul] 1 Liv- ing, making a livelihood by, gene- rating &c.

2 One who lives a long time. kaḥ 1 A living being.

2 A servant.

3 A Buddhist mendicant, any mendicant who lives by beg- ging.

4 A usurer.

5 A snake- catcher.

6 A tree.

7 A medicinal plant of that name.