Vivic, Vi-vic: 3 definitions

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Vivic 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vivich.

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

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

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