to live on (w. acc.), to depend on, to live by somebody, to be supported by (acc.) DN.i.228; SN.i.217; Snp.612 sq.; Thag.943; Ja.iii.309, Ja.iii.338 Ja.iv.271 (= anujīvati); Pv.ii.9#50 (Ankuraṃ u. ti taṃ nissāya jīvanti Pv-a.134); Mil.231.

upa + jīvati