Alternative spellings of this word include Jaiv.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jaiva (जैव).—a. [jīvasyedaṃ aṇ]

1) Belonging to जीव (jīva) or the soul.

2) Belonging to Jupiter.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jaiva (जैव).—[feminine] ī relating to the individual soul.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jaiva (जैव):—mf(ī)n. belonging to the living personal soul (jīva), [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra ii, 3, 47 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) relating to Jupiter (Thursday, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra lxxviii, 5]), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka; Sūryasiddhānta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jaiva in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jaiva (जैव) [Also spelled jaiv]:—(a) biological; ~[vijñāna] Biology; ~[vaijñānika] a biologist, biological.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Jaivā (जैवा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Yadivā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jaiva (ಜೈವ):—[noun] related to the soul, life or living beings.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jaivakriye, Jaivala, Jaivali, Jaivantayana, Jaivantayani, Jaivanti, Jaivantyayani, Jaivatrika.

Full-text: Yadiva, Jaivanti, Jaivantyayani, Jaivantayani, Jaivi, Jaiveya, Jaivala, Jaivali, Jaivantayana, Jaiv, Narayani, Paramarthadharma, Jaivatrika.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 1.12.187 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]

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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)

Introduction—ISKCON and Śrīla Gurudeva < [Chapter 2.12 - Early ISKCON Conversations with Śrīla Gurudeva]

Kṛṣṇa Smaraṇa—Remembering Kṛṣṇa (with His Dearmost Associates) < [Chapter 2.12 - Early ISKCON Conversations with Śrīla Gurudeva]

The Bona Fide Guru < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 18 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]

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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)

Verse 3.39 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]

Verse 13.23 < [Chapter 13 - Prakṛti-puruṣa-vibhāga-yoga]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 24 - Rāmādvaya (a.d. 1300) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]

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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 24 - The arrangement of the heavenly luminaries < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]

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