As a deity name
Name 439 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 682 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 243 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
विश्वविद्यालय · masculine
university
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“From विश्व (viśva, “universe, world”) + विद्यालय (vidyālay, “school”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
separated, kept apart, distinguished, discriminated
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "viviktāya" is the dative of "vivikta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
vi-vikta , vi-vikvas &c. See below.
vi-vikta mfn. separated, kept apart, distinguished, discriminated, Kap.; MBh.; BhP.
Alternative readings
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