jivanmukti

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noun

In Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life.

OriginSanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós →
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Meanings

nounjivanmukti (plural jivanmuktis)

plural jivanmuktis

  1. HinduismIn Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of jivanmukta.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós“alive”
  2. Sanskritजीवन्मुक्ति“emancipation while still alive”
  3. Englishjivanmukti

Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”), first element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Doublet of quick, vital, biology, and zoo.

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