Vivakshu, Vivakṣu: 7 definitions

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Vivakshu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Vivakṣu can be transliterated into English as Vivaksu or Vivakshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Vivakshu in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vivakṣu (विवक्षु).—A son of Adhisomakṛṣṇa; when Nāgasāhvaya was washed away by floods, he made Kauśāmbī his capital; father of eight powerful sons.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 78-9.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vivakṣu (विवक्षु).—a. Wishing or about to speak; पुनर्विवक्षुः स्फुरितोत्तराधरः (punarvivakṣuḥ sphuritottarādharaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.83.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivakṣu (विवक्षु).—mfn. (-kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣu) Wishing to speak. E. vac to speak, desid. v., u aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivakṣu (विवक्षु).—[adjective] calling aloud; wishing to say or tell.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vivakṣu (विवक्षु):—[from vivakṣā] mfn. calling or crying aloud, [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] wishing to speak, intending to say or announce or tell or ask anything ([accusative], rarely [genitive case], or [compound]), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] wishing to speak to ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivakṣu (विवक्षु):—[(kṣuḥ-kṣuḥ-kṣu) a.] Wishing to speak.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vivakshu in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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