སྐྱེ་བ་

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སྐྱེ་བ། (Wyl. skye ba ) Pron.: kyewa

  • Skt. जातिस्मरः, jātismara, Pron.: jatismara. From Sanskrit: recollecting a former existence | N. of a Tīrtha [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW
  • Skt. जातिः, jāti, Pron.: jati. From Sanskrit: birth, production | also | re-birth | the form of existence (as man, animal) fixed by birth | position assigned by birth, rank, caste, family, race, lineage | kind, genus (opposed to species), species (opposed to individual), class |, (once | the generic properties (opposed to the specific ones) | natural disposition to | the character of a species, genuine or true state of anything | reduction of fractions to a common denominator | a self-confuting reply (founded merely on similarity or dissimilarity) | in | a particular figure of speech | a class of metres | a manner of singing | a fire-place | mace, nutmeg | Jasminum grandiflorum | - | •Lat.: gens | •Lith.: pri-gentis [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW