विवेक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka). Cognates with Bengali বিবেক (bibek).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʋeːk/

Noun

विवेक • (vivek) m

1. conscience, sense (the ability to discern the propriety of a decision)

Declension

Declension of विवेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विवेक vivek	विवेक vivek
oblique	विवेक vivek	विवेकों vivekõ
vocative	विवेक vivek	विवेको viveko

Proper noun

विवेक • (vivek) m

1. a male given name, Vivek, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of विवेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विवेक vivek	विवेक vivek
oblique	विवेक vivek	विवेकों vivekõ
vocative	विवेक vivek	विवेको viveko

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विवेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• viveka (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ৰিৰেক (Bengali script)
• විවෙක (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိဝေက or ဝိဝေၵ (Burmese script)
• วิเวก or วิเวกะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᩅᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິເວກ or ວິເວກະ (Lao script)
• វិវេក (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑅇𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

विवेक m

1. Devanagari script form of viveka (“detachment”)

Declension

Declension table of "विवेक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विवेको (viveko)	विवेका (vivekā)
Accusative (second)	विवेकं (vivekaṃ)	विवेके (viveke)
Instrumental (third)	विवेकेन (vivekena)	विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विवेकस्स (vivekassa) or विवेकाय (vivekāya) or विवेकत्थं (vivekatthaṃ)	विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विवेकस्मा (vivekasmā) or विवेकम्हा (vivekamhā) or विवेका (vivekā)	विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विवेकस्स (vivekassa)	विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विवेकस्मिं (vivekasmiṃ) or विवेकम्हि (vivekamhi) or विवेके (viveke)	विवेकेसु (vivekesu)
Vocative (calling)	विवेक (viveka)	विवेका (vivekā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিৱেক (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬯᬾᬓ (Balinese script)
• বিবেক (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰪𑰸𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိဝေက (Burmese script)
• વિવેક (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਵੇਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦮꦺꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂫𑂵𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿವೇಕ (Kannada script)
• វិវេក (Khmer script)
• ວິເວກ (Lao script)
• വിവേക (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᠸᡝᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘪𑘹𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠸᠧᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧊𑧚𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐰𑐾𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଵିଵେକ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢮꢾꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆮𑆼𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖪𑖸𑖎 (Siddham script)
• විවෙක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩾𑩔𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚦𑚲𑚊 (Takri script)
• விவேக (Tamil script)
• వివేక (Telugu script)
• วิเวก (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཝེ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒫𑒹𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨭𑨄𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Reduplicated noun from the root विच् (vic, “to sift, discriminate”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ʋɐj.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ʋeː.kɐ/

Noun

विवेक • (viveka) stem, m

1. discrimination, discernment
2. consideration, discussion
3. distinction
4. (Vedanta) the power of distinguishing between the visible world and the invisible spirit

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विवेक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विवेकः (vivekaḥ)	विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹)	विवेकाः (vivekāḥ) विवेकासः¹ (vivekāsaḥ¹)
vocative	विवेक (viveka)	विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹)	विवेकाः (vivekāḥ) विवेकासः¹ (vivekāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विवेकम् (vivekam)	विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹)	विवेकान् (vivekān)
instrumental	विवेकेन (vivekena)	विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām)	विवेकैः (vivekaiḥ) विवेकेभिः¹ (vivekebhiḥ¹)
dative	विवेकाय (vivekāya)	विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām)	विवेकेभ्यः (vivekebhyaḥ)
ablative	विवेकात् (vivekāt)	विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām)	विवेकेभ्यः (vivekebhyaḥ)
genitive	विवेकस्य (vivekasya)	विवेकयोः (vivekayoḥ)	विवेकानाम् (vivekānām)
locative	विवेके (viveke)	विवेकयोः (vivekayoḥ)	विवेकेषु (vivekeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “विवेक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VEC”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 576-7