viveka
See also: Viveka
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- विवेक (Devanagari 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)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka).
Noun
viveka m[1]
- detachment, loneliness, separation, seclusion
- c. 500 BC, the Buddha, Mucalindasutta:
- Sukho viveko tuṭṭhassa sutadhammassa passato
Abyāpajjaṃ sukhaṃ loke pāṇabhutesu saṃyamo.- Seclusion is happiness for the contented
who see the teaching they have learned.
Kindness for the world is happiness
for one who’d not harm a living creature.
- Seclusion is happiness for the contented
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- discrimination (of thought)
Declension
Declension table of "viveka" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | viveko | vivekā |
Accusative (second) | vivekaṃ | viveke |
Instrumental (third) | vivekena | vivekehi or vivekebhi |
Dative (fourth) | vivekassa or vivekāya or vivekatthaṃ | vivekānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vivekasmā or vivekamhā or vivekā | vivekehi or vivekebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vivekassa | vivekānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vivekasmiṃ or vivekamhi or viveke | vivekesu |
Vocative (calling) | viveka | vivekā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “viveka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead