जीते जी मरना jītē jī marnā

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cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · v.

Earlier definition

Definition

To suffer death in life, to die a living death; to endure extreme misery or anguish.
(Bābā) To die for the whole life, to die while one lives (the heart is not attached to the old world but lives for the new world, paradise)

Usual translation

  1. die alive

Origin of the definition

जीता jītā ji:ta: (a) living, alive; won; -जागता living, lively; up and kicking; जीती बाज़ी a battle already won; जीती मक्खी निगलना to wilfully commit or connive in a wrong; जीते जी during the life-time of; as long as one is living or is in existence; ॰मर जाना to suffer death in life, to endure extreme misery or anguish; जीते रहो ! may you live long !

H جيتا जीता jītā [Prk. जीवंतओ; S. जीवन्त+कः; or imperf. part. of jīnā], adj. (f. -ī), Living, alive: — jītā-jāgtā, adj. Living and healthy; alive and well, alive and flourishing: — jītā-jhūṭ, s.m. A gross falsehood: — jītā rahnā, v.n. To remain or continue alive; to enjoy a long life: — jītā-hī, adj. & adv. All alive, quite alive (as I am, or he is, &c.; e.g. majhe jītā-hī zamīn-kā paiwand kar-do): — jīte-jī, adv. Living, alive, in the living flesh; in the life-time (of, -ke); for life, during the lifetime (of -ke): — jīte-jī-tak-kā qabẓa, s.m. A life tenure: — jīte-jī marnā, v.n. To suffer death in life, to die a living death; to endure extreme misery or anguish.

मरना marnā (hindi)

To die, to pass away, to wither away, to become ineffective, to vanish, to disappear, to discontinue, to be absorbed, to fall for. Death, post-death rites.

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Mamma

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Created
Thursday 15 April 2021
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