Alternative spellings of this word include Vivich.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vivic (विविच्).—separate by tossing or blowing, i.[grammar] sift; sever from ([ablative]); examine, try, distinguish, decide (a question). [Causative] vivecayati = pravi separate, try, examine — Cf. pravivikta, vivikta.

Vivic is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and vic (विच्).

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

Vivic (विविच्):—[=vi-√vic] [Parasmaipada] -vinakti, to sift ([especially] grain by tossing or blowing), divide asunder, separate from ([instrumental case] or [ablative]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] to shake through ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda i, 39, 5];

—to cause to lose, deprive of ([ablative]), [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya];

—to distinguish, discern, discriminate, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] to decide (a question), [Mahābhārata];

—to investigate, examine, ponder, deliberate, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to show, manifest, declare, [Mahābhārata] :

—[Passive voice] -vicyate, to go asunder, separate (in. trans.), [Atharva-veda] :

—[Causal] -vecayati, to separate, distinguish, [Manu-smṛti; Suśruta];

—to ponder, investigate, examine, [Pañcarātra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Vivic (विविच्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vigiṃca, Vivica.

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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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Partial matches: Vic, Vi.

Starts with: Vivica, Vivicca, Viviccati, Viviccha, Vivicchati, Vivicha, Vivichi, Vivichya, Vivici, Vivicishti, Vivicya.

Ends with: Pravivic, Suvivic.

Full-text (+65): Vivecaniya, Viveka, Viveceti, Vivecya, Vivekamrita, Viviktatva, Vivektri, Vivekanjana, Vivekarnava, Vivekakaumudi, Vivekacandrodaya, Vivekamanjari, Vivekasindhu, Viviktacetas, Pravivic, Vivekatilaka, Vivekamakaranda, Vivekavilasa, Vivekaphala, Vivekashloka.

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