# jivanmukti

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life.
2. Alternative form of jivanmukta.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
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