Vivekadrishvan, Vivekadṛśvan, Viveka-drishvan: 4 definitions

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Vivekadrishvan 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 Vivekadṛśvan can be transliterated into English as Vivekadrsvan or Vivekadrishvan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vivekadrishvan in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vivekadṛśvan (विवेकदृश्वन्).—m. a discerning man; विवेकदृश्वत्व- मगात् सुराणाम् (vivekadṛśvatva- magāt surāṇām) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.46.

Vivekadṛśvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viveka and dṛśvan (दृश्वन्).

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

Vivekadṛśvan (विवेकदृश्वन्).—m.

(-śvā) A wise or discerning man. E. viveka, dṛśvan who sees.

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

Vivekadṛśvan (विवेकदृश्वन्):—[=vi-veka-dṛśvan] [from vi-veka > vi-vic] mfn. one who sees or is conversant with true knowledge (śva-tva n.), [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]

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

Vivekadṛśvan (विवेकदृश्वन्):—[viveka-dṛśvan] (śvā) a. Discerning.

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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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