Dictionary meanings for upajīv from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To live upon, subsist by, derive livelihood from, be supported by; upajīvyamānapāda- cchāyaḥ K. 5; kāṃ vṛttimārya upajīvati Mk. 2; saṃvāhakasya vṛttiṃ ibid.; śeṣāsta- mupajīveyuryathaiva pitaraṃ tathā Ms. 9. 105; Y. 2. 301.
2 To live under, be de- pendent on, serve; Śi. 9. 32.
3 To make use of, derive materials (for writing from); tadetadbhārataṃ nāma kavibhistūpajīvyate Mb.
4 To practise; Ms. 10. 74.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -jīvati (3. pl. -j/īvanti) to live or exist upon (food), subsist, support one's self on, be supported by RV. i, 190, 5; AV.; TS.; S3Br.; TBr.; MBh.; Pan5cat. &c Page198,2; to derive profit from, make use of (with acc.) Ya1jn5.; BhP.; Ma1rkP. &c; to live... mfn. probably not very different in meaning from jīv/a q.v. AV. xix, 69, 2 198,2 34578 f. subsistence TBr. i, 5, 6, 4. 023862 198,2 34579 mfn. living on...
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