Vivekin, Viveki, ³Õ¾±±¹±ð°ìÄ«: 15 definitions
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Vivekin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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.
In Hinduism
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Prakrti and purusa in Samkhyakarika an analytical reviewViveki (विवेकि, “discriminativeâ€�).—Again, being free from pleasure (sukha), pain (»å³Üḥk³ó²¹) and bewilderment (moha) ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a is different from the three ²µ³Üṇa²õ. Therefore, ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a is ³¾Äå»å³ó²â²¹²õ³Ù³ó²¹ or neutral devoid of the three ²µ³Üṇa²õ (²¹³Ù°ù¾±²µ³Üṇa). It can not be identical with the ±è°ù²¹»å³óÄå²Ô²¹. That which is different from the three ²µ³Üṇa²õ, and thus is not identical with the ±è°ù²¹»å³óÄå²Ô²¹, is viveki, i.e. discriminative of the ²µ³Üṇa²õ. Being viveki and madhyastha-±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a is unable to be combined with others and therefore can not go under any transformation (aprasavadharmi). Puruá¹£a is ²¹²õ²¹³¾²ú³óÅ«²â²¹°ìÄå°ù¾±, i.e. ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a is unable to perform any act with or without the help of any thing else. As such, ²¹°ì²¹°ù³Ùá¹›t³Ù±¹²¹ (non-doership) is the nature of ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a. So, the characteristic viveki can be attributed to the ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a.

Samkhya (सांखà¥à¤¯, SÄṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofsâ€�) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVivekin (विवेकिनà¥) refers to “one who possesses discriminationâ€� (as opposed to Avivekin—‘lacking discriminationâ€�), according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Åšiva’s magicâ€�).—Accordingly, as Åšiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Åšiva, [...] To Åšiva—who has no support, [...] whose name and pedigree are unknown, whose conduct is bad, who has no sport, whose body is smeared with ashes, who is furious, who lacks in discrimination (avivekin), whose age is not known, [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaVivekin (विवेकिनà¥) refers to “one who discriminatesâ€� (between the permanent and the impermanent), according to the Aá¹£á¹ÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aá¹£á¹avakra says to Janaka]: “Knowing yourself as truly one and indestructible, how could a wise man possessing self-knowledge like you feel any pleasure in acquiring wealth? [...] It is astonishing that one who is unattached to the things of this world or the next, who discriminates (vivekin) between the permanent and the impermanent [ihÄmutra viraktasya nityÄnityavivekinaá¸�], and who longs for liberation, should still feel fear for liberation. [...]â€�

Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Jainism)Vivekin (विवेकिनà¥) refers to “wise personsâ€�, according to the 12th century YogaÅ›Ästra (verse 12.55) by Hemacandra: a Jain treatise dealing with Yoga and the highest reality (tattva).—Accordingly, “[This] Upaniá¹£ad of Yoga, which is a cause of wonder in the mind of the assembly of the wise (±¹¾±±¹±ð°ì¾±-±è²¹°ù¾±á¹£a»å), was known from scripture, from the mouth of a good Guru and a little from experience in various places. Because of the profuse requesting of the Caulukya king, KumÄrapÄla, it was placed in the realm of words by his teacher, the honourable Hemacandra. [...]â€�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvivēkī (विवेकी).�m Considerate, judicious, discreet.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVivekin (विवेकिनà¥).â€�a.
1) Discriminating, discreet, judicious; दमà¥à¤à¥� à¤à¤µà¤¤à¤¿ विवेकी (dambho bhavati vivekÄ«) ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹ (Bombay) 1.418.
2) Separated. -m.
1) A judge, discriminator.
2) A philosopher.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivekin (विवेकिनà¥).—mfn. (-°ìÄ«-°ì¾±²ÔÄ«-°ì¾±) Judicious, discriminative. m. (-°ìÄ«) A sage, a philosopher, a judge. E. vi before vic to judge, »å³ó¾±²Ô³Üá¹� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivekin (विवेकिनà¥).—i. e. viveka + in, adj. Judicious, discriminative, prudent, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 131, 19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vivekin (विवेकिनà¥):—[=vi-vekin] [from vi-veka > vi-vic] mfn. discriminating, distinguishing, [RÄjataraá¹…giṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] separated, kept asunder (in a-viv), [KuvalayÄnanda]
3) [v.s. ...] examining, investigating, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] discriminative, judicious, prudent, discreet, wise, [KÄvya literature; KathÄsaritsÄgara] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king (son of Deva-sena), [KÄlikÄ-purÄṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivekin (विवेकिनà¥):—[vi-vekin] (°ìÄ«-°ì¾±²ÔÄ«-°ì¾±) 1. m. A sage; judge. a. Judicious.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vivekin (विवेकिनà¥) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vivei.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVivēki (ವಿವೇಕಿ):—[noun] a person of wisdom; a sagacious, prudent person.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVivÄ“ki (விவேகி) noun < ±¹¾±±¹Å§°ì¾±²Ô. Clever person, person of understanding; பகà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®±à®¿à®µà¯à®³à¯à®³à®µà®©à¯. மலரà¯à®¤à¯‚வித௠தொழà¯à®¤à®¾à®©à¯ விவேகிகளினà¯� மிகà¯à®•ோன௠[pagutharivullavan. malarthuvith thozhuthan vivegikalin mikkon] (ஞானவாசிடà¯à®Ÿà®®à¯ பிரகலா. [gnanavasittam piragala.] 23).
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VivÄ“ki (விவேகி) [±¹¾±±¹Å§°ì¾±³Ù³Ù²¹±ô] 11 transitive verb < விவேகமà¯�. [vivegam.] To discriminate; to understand with discrimination; பகà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®±à®¿à®¤à®²à¯�. [pagutharithal.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹±ð°ìÄ« (विवेकी):—adj. discerning; judicious; discreet; rational;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Vivekiparishad.
Full-text (+1): Avivekin, Vivekita, Vivekitva, Vivekiparishad, Svaduvivekin, Madhyavivekin, Mandavivekin, Vivekadhya, Vipeki, Vaipoki, Vivei, Vicculiyan, Nanakaran, Viveka, Vivekata, Vitaranan, Wise, Akasmat, Caturan, Vivikta.
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Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 1.2 - Nature of Puruá¹£a < [Chapter 3a - Puruá¹£a, Praká¹›ti and Guṇa in the SÄṃkhya philosophy]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.16.26 < [Chapter 16 - Comforting Sri Radha and the Gopis]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 126 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
12.6. GunagrÄhaka-Dṛṣá¹i (Perceiving Virtues of Others) < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
21. Date of the Asvacikitsita of Nakula < [Volume 2 (1954)]
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