Jivakosha, Jīvakōśa, īś, Jiva-kosha, Jīvakoṣa: 6 definitions
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Jivakosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Jīvakōśa and īś and Jīvakoṣa can be transliterated into English as Jivakosa or Jivakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryīkōśa (जीवकोश).—m S (Poetry.) The sheath or case of the life or soul. A term for the body. Ex. taisē hiraṇyagarbhācē aṃśa prasiddha jī0.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryīś (जीवकोश).—The subtle body (ṅgśī);. तदनुस्मर (tadanusmara)<णध्वस्तजीवकोशास्तमध्ययन� (ṇaٲīśٲⲹⲹ) Bhāg. 1.82.48.
Derivable forms: īś� (जीवकोश�).
īś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and ś (को�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) īś (जीवकोश):—[=ī-ś] [from ī > jīv] m. a case (or sheath) enveloping the personal soul, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 22 f.]
2) [v.s. ...] [x.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJīvakōśa (ಜೀವಕೋಶ):—[noun] a small, usu. microscopic mass of protoplasm bounded externally by a semi permeable membrane, usu. including one or more nuclei and various other organelles with their products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all the fundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently; a cell.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJīvakoṣa (जीवकोष):—n. (of living beings) cell;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Pṛthu’s penance and ascension to Heaven < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 82 - Meeting of Vṛṣṇis and Gopas of Vṛndāvana < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.22-23 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]