As a deity name
Name 873 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
जीना · feminine
a female given name, Jeena
जीना
to live
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जीवति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati Sanskrit जीव॑ति (jī́vati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) Hindi जीना Inherited from Prakrit जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvat…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the living or personal or individual soul (as distinct from the paramāt˚, q.v.), the vital principle
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Dictionary citations
jīvātman m. the living or personal or individual soul (as distinct from the paramāt˚, q.v.), the vital principle, Tarkas.; BhP. vi, viii; Sarvad. iv; vii, 57.
jīvātman m. (-tmā) The vital principle or spirit; that spiritual essence which renders bodies susceptible of motion or sensation. E. jīva life, and ātman soul or spirit.
Alternative readings
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