# विमर्श (vimarśa)

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विमर्श (vimarśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning consideration, deliberation, or examination, reasoning, discussion, knowledge, intelligence, an epithet of Shiva, a critical juncture or crisis in a dramatic plot, consideration, deliberation, investigation, or examination. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Consideration, Examination, or Reflection, Critical Juncture in Drama, Etymological/Cross-Reference.

- **SLP1:** `vimarSa`  **IAST:** vimarśa  **Devanagari:** विमर्श
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimar%C5%9Ba
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vimarsha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** विमर्ष (vimarṣa)

## Meanings by context

### Consideration, Examination, or Reflection (8 definitions)
- consideration, deliberation, or examination  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 981,1] वि - मर्श (vi-marśa) m. consideration, deliberation, trial, critical test, examination, PañcavBr.; MBh. &c. [ ID=198918 ]
- reasoning, discussion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > reasoning, discussion, Prab. [ ID=198919 ]
- Discussion, investigation, reasoning, or examination  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वि (vi) मर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 778 ] वि (vi) मर्श (vimarśa) n. ( - र्शः (-rśaḥ) ) Discussion, investigation, reasoning, examination by reason. E. वि (vi) implying discrimination, मृश (mṛśa) to perceive, aff. घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=35527 ]
- 1. Deliberation, consideration, or examination. 2. A conflicting judgment. 3. The mental impression of past actions.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विमर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 671-22 ] विमर्श (vimarśa) m. 1. Deliberation, consideration, examination; 2. a conflicting judgment; 3. the impression on the mind of past good or evil actions. [ ID=35291 ]
- 1. Discussion, investigation, or reasoning. 2. A conflicting judgment. 3. The mental impression left by past actions.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वि (vi) मर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 666-a ] वि (vi) मर्श (vimarśa) m. ( - र्शः (-rśaḥ) ) 1. Discussion, investigation, reasoning, examination by reason. 2. A conflicting judgment. 3. The impression on the mind of past good or evil actions. E. वि (vi) implying discrimination, मृश् (mṛś) to perceive, aff. घञ् । (ghañ.) [ ID=37172 ]
- 1. Investigation. 2. Reasoning. 3. Discussion or hesitation.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विमर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 0865-a ] विमर्श (vimarśa) vimarśa (erroneously also विमर्ष (vimarṣa) vimarṣa, e. g. Kathās. 21, 25), i. e. vi-mṛś + a, m. 1. Investigation. 2. Reasoning. 3. Discussion, hesita- tion, Rām. 1, 20, 23. — Comp. Nis-, adj. devoid of reflection, Kathās. 15, 39. Sa-vimarśa + m, adv. thoughtfully, Śāk. 58, 4. [ ID=13495 ]
- consideration, examination, doubt  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विमर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 502 ] विमर्श (vimarśa) m. ° न (°na) n. consideration, examination, dubitation. [ ID=29885 ]
- 1. Consideration, deliberation, investigation, or examination. 2. Reasoning or discussion. 3. Hesitation. 4. A conflicting judgment.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0933-b ] Vi-marśa, as, m. consideration, deliberation, in- vestigation, trial, examination by reason, reasoning, discussion, hesitation; a conflicting judgment. —Vi- marśa-vādin, ī, inī, i, uttering discussions, one who reasons, a reasoner. [ ID=43600 ]

### Critical Juncture in Drama (1 definition)
- A critical juncture or crisis in a dramatic plot.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in dram. ) critical juncture or crisis (one of the 5 Saṃdhis or junctures of the plot, intervening between the गर्भ (garbha) or germ and the निर्वहन (nirvahana) or catastrophe, e.g. in the Śakuntalā the removal of her veil in the 5th act), Bhar.; Daśar. &c. [ ID=198922 ]

### Etymological/Cross-Reference (1 definition)
- See under vi-mṛś.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > विमर्श (vimarśa) [Printed book page 0932-b ] विमर्श (vimarśa) vi-marśa, &c. See under vi-mṛś. [ ID=43541 ]

### Knowledge or Intelligence (1 definition)
- knowledge, intelligence  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > knowledge, intelligence, Sarvad. [ ID=198920 ]

### Name of Śiva (1 definition)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, MBh. [ ID=198921 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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