Samjivini, Saṃjīvinī, Sam-jivini, Sañjīviṉi: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Samjivini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSaṃjīvinī (संजीविनी) refers to Amṛtajīvinī (a secret lore that restored the dead to life), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara said to Bhārgava: “The gods have been killed by me. How do they rise up again? The Vidyā of Sañjīvinī has not been heard by me to exist elsewhere”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sanjivini in India is the name of a plant defined with Selaginella bryopteris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lycopodium imbricatum Forssk. (among others).
2) Sanjivini is also identified with Selaginella imbricata.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1842)
· Brittonia (2001)
· Journal of Botany (1884)
· Species Plantarum
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sanjivini, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃjīvinī (संजीविनी):—[=saṃ-jīvinī] [from saṃ-jīvin > saṃ-jīva > saṃ-jīv] f. Name of a plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (See jīvanī)
2) [v.s. ...] of a Commentary, [Catalogue(s)]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃjīvini (ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ):—
1) [noun] a kind of herb that is supposed to make a dead being alive.
2) [noun] an infalliable medicine for any disease or solution for any problem.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSañjīviṉi (ஸஞ்ஜீவினி) noun < sañ-jīvinī. See ஸஞ்ஜீவி. [sagnjivi.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samjivinividya, Samjiviniyoga.
Ends with: Kavisamjivini, Madanasamjivini, Mritasamjivini, Rasikasamjivini.
Full-text: Rasikasamjivini, Mritasamjivini, Mritasamjivin, Samjivana, Kaca, Bali, Kumarasambhava.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Samjivini, Saṃjīvinī, Sam-jivini, Saṃ-jīvinī, Saṃjīvini, Sanjivini, Sañjīvini, Sanjīvini, Sañjīviṉi, Sagnjivini, Sagnjeevini; (plurals include: Samjivinis, Saṃjīvinīs, jivinis, jīvinīs, Saṃjīvinis, Sanjivinis, Sañjīvinis, Sanjīvinis, Sañjīviṉis, Sagnjivinis, Sagnjeevinis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.67 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
A Girl-Poet of Maharashtra < [May-June 1933]
The Forces in the Ramayana < [April - June 1972]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(i) Kāmākṣī < [58. (various)]