Vikas, Vikash, Vikāś: 6 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Vikas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Vikāś can be transliterated into English as Vikas or Vikash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikas (विकस्).—1 P.

1) To open, expand (fig. also); विकसति हि पतङ्गस्योदये पुण्डरीकम् (vikasati hi pataṅgasyodaye puṇḍarīkam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.28; Śiśupālavadha 9.47,82; Kumārasambhava 7. 55; निजहृदि विकसन्तः (nijahṛdi vikasantaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.78.

2) To burst, become divided. -Caus. To open, cause to expand; चन्द्रो विकास- यति कैरवचक्रवालम् (candro vikāsa- yati kairavacakravālam) Bhartṛhari 2.73; Śiśupālavadha 15.12; Amaruśataka 84.

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Vikāś (विकाश्).—1 Ā.

1) To appear, become visible.

2) To bloom, open.

3) To shine. -Caus.

1) To display, manifest.

2) To illuminate.

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

Vikāś (विकाश्).—appear. [Causative] display, spread; illuminate, irradiate. l. [participle] vicā/kaśat shining, beaming; beholding, perceiving.

Vikāś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and kāś (काश्).

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

1) Vikas (विकस्):—[=vi-√kas] (also incorrectly written vi-kaś) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] -kasati, to burst, become split or divided or rent asunder, [Suśruta] (cf. vi-kasta);

—to open, expand, blossom, bloom, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. vikasita);

—to shine, be bright, beam (with joy etc.), [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā];

—to spread out, extend, increase, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Suśruta] :—[Causal] -kāsayati, to cause to open or blow or expand or shine, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) Vikāś (विकाश्):—[=vi-√kāś] (in derivatives sometimes confounded with vi-√kas) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] -kāśate, to appear, become visible, shine forth, [Rāmāyaṇa] :—[Causal] -kāśayati, to cause to appear or shine forth, illuminate, make clear, publish, [Mahābhārata] :—[Intensive] See vi-cākaśat below. 2.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vikas (विकस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Koāsa, Viasa, Vigasa, Visaṭṭa, Vosagga, Vosaṭṭa.

context information

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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vikas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) evolution; development, growth; bloom; ~[vada] theory of evolution; evolutionism; ~[vadi] an evolutionist; evolutionistic; ~[shila] developing; evolving..—vikas (विकास) is alternatively transliterated as Vikāsa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vikash is another spelling for विकाश [vikāśa].—n. 1. manifestation; display; demonstration; exhibition; 2. expanding; opening; developing; 3. sky; 4. eagerness; enthusiasm;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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