Jivatu, Jiva-a-tu, īٳ, Jīvatu: 14 definitions
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Jivatu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryīٳ (जीवातु).�m., n.
1) Food.
2) Life, existence (fig. also); � खल� प्राज्ञजीवातु� सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः (sa khalu prājñaīātu� sarvaśāstraviśārada�) J. N. V.
3) Restoration to life, revival; रे हस्त दक्षिण मृतस्य शिशोर्द्विजस्य जीवातव� बिसृ� शूद्रमुन� कृपाणम� (re hasta dakṣiṇa mṛtasya śiśordvijasya īātave bisṛja śūdramunau kṛpāṇam) Uttararāmacarita 2.1.
4) Medicine for restoring life.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīٳ (जीवातु).—mn. (-ٳ�-ٳ) 1. A drug for reanimating the dead. 2. Boiled rice, food. 3. Life, existence. E. ī life, ṇic karttari ātu Unadi aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīٳ (जीवातु).—[ī + ātu] (m. and n.?), Life, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 172, 2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīٳ (जीवातु).—[feminine] life.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumīٳ (जीवातु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Naiṣadhīyaṭīkā, by Mallinātha.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) īٳ (जीवातु):—[from ī] f. life, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc. ([dative case] tave; once tvai, [Maitrāyaṇ�-saṃhitā ii, 3, 4])
2) [v.s. ...] a life-giving drug, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan xiii, 189]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. victuals, food (ifc. mfn. ‘living on�), [Kautukasarvasva]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīٳ (जीवातु):—[īā+tu] (ٳ�-ٳ) 1. m. n. A drug for re-animating the dead; boiled rice; life, existence.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)īٳ (जीवातु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ī.
[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 corpusīٳ (ಜೀವಾತು):�
1) [noun] = ಜೀವಸತ್� [jivasatva].
2) [noun] the state or fact of existing or period of existence of a living being; life.
3) [noun] food that is required for growth and sustenance of a living being.
4) [noun] any life-saving drug.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexiconīٳ (ஜீவாது) noun < īātu. See ஜீவனௌஷதம�. [jivanaushatham.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ītu�
(Burmese text): (�) အသက်ရှင်စေသတည်း။ (�) အသက်ရှည်စေသတည်း။ ဇီဝတ�-ကြည့်။ (�) အသက်မွေးလော့။ ဇီဝတ�-(�)-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) To give life. (2) To prolong life. Look at the living. (3) To sustain life. Look at the living. (4) Look.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jivatukamya, Jivatuma, Jivatumant, Jivatumat, Jivatumbu.
Full-text: Jyogjivatu, Vaiyakaranajivatu, Mithyajivatu, Jivatukamya, Punarjivatu, Jivatumat, Jivatumant, Jivau, Jaivatrika, Kolacala mallinatha, Vandani, Vandana, Naishadhiyacarita, Sharad, Naishadhacarita, Cira.
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Introduction to Mallinātha’s commentary < [Introduction]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)