As a Hindi name
जीवन्तिक · jīvantik · s.m.
A fowler, bird-catcher — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 415
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
A fowler, a bird-catcher: see jīvāntaka. (-kā) 1 A parasite plant, (Epidendron tesseloides,) and other species. 3 A plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) 3 A kind of potherb. E. kan added…
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jīvantika" is the vocative of "jīvantikā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "jīvantika" is derived from "jīvanti" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jīvanti m. N. of a man and (pl.) his descendants, Pravar. i, 1
also in comp. for ˚tī.
jīvantika m. = jīvāntaka, L.
jīvantika m. (-kaḥ) A fowler, a bird-catcher: see jīvāntaka. f. (-kā) 1 A parasite plant, (Epidendron tesseloides,) and other species. 3 A plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) 3 A kind of potherb. E. kan added to the preceding.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
jīvantika m. = jīvāntaka, L.
jīvantika m. (-kaḥ) A fowler, a bird-catcher: see jīvāntaka. f. (-kā) 1 A parasite plant, (Epidendron tesseloides,) and other species. 3 A plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) 3 A kind of potherb. E. kan added to the preceding.
jīvantikā f. a parasitical plant, L.
a kind of pot-herb, L.
jīvanti m. N. of a man and (pl.) his descendants, Pravar. i, 1
also in comp. for ˚tī.
Alternative readings
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