विद्या

See also: वैद्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā), from the root verb विद् (vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑː/, [ʋɪd̪.jäː]

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f (Urdu spelling وديا)

  1. learning
    विद्या का ज़ोर को उपेक्षा मत करना।
    vidyā kā zor ko upekṣā mat karnā.
    Do not underestimate the power of learning.
    कुपात्र को विद्या न दें। ― kupātra ko vidyā na dẽ. ― Do not give knowledge to an undeserving person.
  2. discipline, branch of learning
    विश्‍वविद्यालय में विद्याओं का प्रसार बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
    viś‍vavidyālay mẽ vidyāõ kā prasār bahut mahattvapūrṇ hai.
    The expansion of disciplines in the university is very important.

Declension
Declension of विद्या (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct विद्या
vidyā		 विद्याएँ
vidyāẽ
oblique विद्या
vidyā		 विद्याओं
vidyāõ
vocative विद्या
vidyā		 विद्याओ
vidyāo

Derived terms
  • विद्याकर्म (vidyākarm, “the study of science”)
  • विद्यादेवी (vidyādevī, “Sarasvati, the goddess of learning”)
  • विद्यापीठ (vidyāpīṭh, “a centre of learning”)
  • विद्याव्यवसाय (vidyāvyavsāy, “pursuit of knowledge”)
  • विद्याहीन (vidyāhīn, “illiterate, stupid”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विद्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “विद्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ৱিদ্যা (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
  • বিদ্যা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝိဒျာ (Burmese script)
  • વિદ્યા (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ವಿದ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
  • វិទ្យា (Khmer script)
  • ວິທ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
  • വിദ്യാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᡳᡩᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘱𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠢᢑᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧒𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐶𑐡𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଵିଦ୍ଯା (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • විද්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩑𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚮𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
  • வித்³யா (Tamil script)
  • విద్యా (Telugu script)
  • วิทฺยา (Thai script)
  • ཝི་དྱཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨁𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root विद् (√vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”).

Pronunciation

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā́) stem, f

  1. knowledge, wisdom
  2. science, philosophy
  3. an academic discipline
  4. scholarship

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of विद्या (vidyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विद्या
vidyā́		 विद्ये
vidyé		 विद्याः
vidyā́ḥ
Vocative विद्ये
vídye		 विद्ये
vídye		 विद्याः
vídyāḥ
Accusative विद्याम्
vidyā́m		 विद्ये
vidyé		 विद्याः
vidyā́ḥ
Instrumental विद्यया / विद्या¹
vidyáyā / vidyā́¹		 विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām		 विद्याभिः
vidyā́bhiḥ
Dative विद्यायै
vidyā́yai		 विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām		 विद्याभ्यः
vidyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative विद्यायाः / विद्यायै²
vidyā́yāḥ / vidyā́yai²		 विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām		 विद्याभ्यः
vidyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive विद्यायाः / विद्यायै²
vidyā́yāḥ / vidyā́yai²		 विद्ययोः
vidyáyoḥ		 विद्यानाम्
vidyā́nām
Locative विद्यायाम्
vidyā́yām		 विद्ययोः
vidyáyoḥ		 विद्यासु
vidyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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