Vivaka, Vivāka: 7 definitions
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Vivaka 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVivāka (विवाक).—A judge; cf. प्राड्विवाक (prāḍvivāka).
Derivable forms: vivākaḥ (विवाकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivāka (विवाक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A judge. E. vi + vac-ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivāka (विवाक).—see prāḍvivāka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivāka (विवाक).—[masculine] decider.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vivāka (विवाक):—[=vi-vāka] [from vi-vac] a m. one who decides causes or pronounces judgement (cf. prāḍ-v), [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [=vi-vāka] b vi-vāc See under vi-√vac.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVivāka (ವಿವಾಕ):—[noun] a man who hears the evidence, inquires into the facts in a legal case and gives a decision in accordance with his findings.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Vivakalanam, Vivakalitam, Vivakam, Vivakamocanam, Vivakapantam, Vivakappiruppu, Vivakapporuttam, Vivakaram, Vivakarastanam, Vivakarataricanam, Vivakarattu, Vivakaraviti, Vivakari, Vivakarikam, Vivakastri, Vivakatam, Vivakatamaram.
Full-text (+4): Pradvivaka, Prashnavivaka, Kantaruvavivakam, Vitavavivakam, Maruvivakam, Ashtavivakam, Vivakamocanam, Punarvivakam, Vivakarattu, Vivakapporuttam, Vivakastri, Vivakappiruppu, Vivakam, Vivakapantam, Meyvivakam, Acuvattavivakam, Arkkavivakam, Katalivivakam, Vivakya, Pirattuvivakan.
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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 418 < [Volume 3 (1874)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.9 < [Section III - Constitution of the Court of Justice (continued)]
Verse 8.79 < [Section XII - Exhortation and Examination of Witnesses]
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