विजय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.d͡ʒəj/, [ʋɪ.d͡ʒɐj]

Noun

विजय • (vijay) f

1. victory, success

   Synonym: जीत (jīt)

   Antonyms: पराजय (parājay), पराभव (parābhav), हार (hār)

2. conquest, triumph

Declension

Declension of विजय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विजय vijay	विजय vijay
oblique	विजय vijay	विजयों vijayõ
vocative	विजय vijay	विजयो vijayo

Related terms

• जय (jay)
• विजयी (vijayī)
• विजेता (vijetā)

Proper noun

विजय • (vijay) m

1. a male given name, Vijay, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of विजय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विजय vijay	विजय vijay
oblique	विजय vijay	विजयों vijayõ
vocative	विजय vijay	विजयो vijayo

Descendants

• → Tamil: விஜய் (vijay)
  • → Telugu: విజయ్ (vijay)
• → Malayalam: വിജയ് (vijayŭ)

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi.d͡ʑəj/

Noun

विजय • (vijay) m

1. victory, triumph

   Synonyms: जय (jay), जीत (jīt)

   Antonyms: पराजय (parājay), हार (hār)

Declension

Declension of विजय (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	विजय vijay
direct plural	विजय vijay
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	विजय vijay		विजय vijay
oblique सामान्यरूप	विजया vijayā		विजयां- vijayān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	विजयाला vijayālā		विजयांना vijayānnā
ergative	विजयाने, विजयानं vijayāne, vijayāna		विजयांनी vijayānnī
instrumental	विजयाशी vijayāśī		विजयांशी vijayānśī
locative सप्तमी	विजयात vijayāt		विजयांत vijayāt
vocative संबोधन	विजया vijayā		विजयांनो vijayānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of विजय (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	विजयाचा vijayāċā	विजयाचे vijayāċe	विजयाची vijayācī	विजयाच्या vijayācā	विजयाचे, विजयाचं vijayāċe, vijayāċa	विजयाची vijayācī	विजयाच्या vijayācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	विजयांचा vijayānċā	विजयांचे vijayānċe	विजयांची vijayāñcī	विजयांच्या vijayāncā	विजयांचे, विजयांचं vijayānċe, vijayānċa	विजयांची vijayāñcī	विजयांच्या vijayāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

विजय • (vijay) m

1. a male given name

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• vijaya (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ৰিজয (Bengali script)
• විජය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိဇယ or ဝိၹယ (Burmese script)
• วิชย or วิชะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨩᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິຊຍ or ວິຊະຍະ or ວິຊະຢະ (Lao script)
• វិជយ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄎𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

विजय m

1. Devanagari script form of vijaya

Declension

Declension table of "विजय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विजयो (vijayo)	विजया (vijayā)
Accusative (second)	विजयं (vijayaṃ)	विजये (vijaye)
Instrumental (third)	विजयेन (vijayena)	विजयेहि (vijayehi) or विजयेभि (vijayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विजयस्स (vijayassa) or विजयाय (vijayāya) or विजयत्थं (vijayatthaṃ)	विजयानं (vijayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विजयस्मा (vijayasmā) or विजयम्हा (vijayamhā) or विजया (vijayā)	विजयेहि (vijayehi) or विजयेभि (vijayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विजयस्स (vijayassa)	विजयानं (vijayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विजयस्मिं (vijayasmiṃ) or विजयम्हि (vijayamhi) or विजये (vijaye)	विजयेसु (vijayesu)
Vocative (calling)	विजय (vijaya)	विजया (vijayā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিজয় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬚᬬ (Balinese script)
• বিজয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰕𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိဇယ (Burmese script)
• વિજય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਜਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂔𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಜಯ (Kannada script)
• វិជយ (Khmer script)
• ວິຊຍ (Lao script)
• വിജയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘕𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠽᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑦵𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐖𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵିଜଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢙꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆘𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖕𑖧 (Siddham script)
• විජය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩣𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚑𑚣 (Takri script)
• விஜய (Tamil script)
• విజయ (Telugu script)
• วิชย (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཛ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒖𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨥𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of वि- (vi-) +‎ जय (jayá, “victory”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.d͡ʑɐ.jɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.d͡ʑɐ.jɐ/

Adjective

वि॒ज॒य • (vijayá) stem

1. leading to victory, proclaiming victory

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वि॒ज॒य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ज॒यः (vijayáḥ)	वि॒ज॒यौ (vijayáu) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)	वि॒ज॒याः (vijayā́ḥ) वि॒ज॒यासः॑¹ (vijayā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वि॒ज॒यम् (vijayám)	वि॒ज॒यौ (vijayáu) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)	वि॒ज॒यान् (vijayā́n)
instrumental	वि॒ज॒येन॑ (vijayéna)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यैः (vijayáiḥ) वि॒ज॒येभिः॑¹ (vijayébhiḥ¹)
dative	वि॒ज॒याय॑ (vijayā́ya)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ज॒यात् (vijayā́t)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ज॒यस्य॑ (vijayásya)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒याना॑म् (vijayā́nām)
locative	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒येषु॑ (vijayéṣu)
vocative	विज॑य (víjaya)	विज॑यौ (víjayau) विज॑या¹ (víjayā¹)	विज॑याः (víjayāḥ) विज॑यासः¹ (víjayāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of वि॒ज॒या

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ज॒या (vijayā́)	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒याः (vijayā́ḥ)
accusative	वि॒ज॒याम् (vijayā́m)	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒याः (vijayā́ḥ)
instrumental	वि॒ज॒यया॑ (vijayáyā) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒याभिः॑ (vijayā́bhiḥ)
dative	वि॒ज॒यायै॑ (vijayā́yai)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒याभ्यः॑ (vijayā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ज॒यायाः॑ (vijayā́yāḥ) वि॒ज॒यायै॑² (vijayā́yai²)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒याभ्यः॑ (vijayā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ज॒यायाः॑ (vijayā́yāḥ) वि॒ज॒यायै॑² (vijayā́yai²)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒याना॑म् (vijayā́nām)
locative	वि॒ज॒याया॑म् (vijayā́yām)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒यासु॑ (vijayā́su)
vocative	विज॑ये (víjaye)	विज॑ये (víjaye)	विज॑याः (víjayāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ī-stem declension of वि॒ज॒यी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ज॒यी (vijayī́)	वि॒ज॒य्यौ॑ (vijayyàu) वि॒ज॒यी¹ (vijayī́¹)	वि॒ज॒य्यः॑ (vijayyàḥ) वि॒ज॒यीः¹ (vijayī́ḥ¹)
accusative	वि॒ज॒यीम् (vijayī́m)	वि॒ज॒य्यौ॑ (vijayyàu) वि॒ज॒यी¹ (vijayī́¹)	वि॒ज॒यीः (vijayī́ḥ)
instrumental	वि॒ज॒य्या (vijayyā́)	वि॒ज॒यीभ्या॑म् (vijayī́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यीभिः॑ (vijayī́bhiḥ)
dative	वि॒ज॒य्यै (vijayyái)	वि॒ज॒यीभ्या॑म् (vijayī́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यीभ्यः॑ (vijayī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ज॒य्याः (vijayyā́ḥ) वि॒ज॒य्यै² (vijayyái²)	वि॒ज॒यीभ्या॑म् (vijayī́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यीभ्यः॑ (vijayī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ज॒य्याः (vijayyā́ḥ) वि॒ज॒य्यै² (vijayyái²)	वि॒ज॒य्योः (vijayyóḥ)	वि॒ज॒यीना॑म् (vijayī́nām)
locative	वि॒ज॒य्याम् (vijayyā́m)	वि॒ज॒य्योः (vijayyóḥ)	वि॒ज॒यीषु॑ (vijayī́ṣu)
vocative	विज॑यि (víjayi)	विज॑य्यौ (víjayyau) विज॑यी¹ (víjayī¹)	विज॑य्यः (víjayyaḥ) विज॑यीः¹ (víjayīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of वि॒ज॒य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ज॒यम् (vijayám)	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒यानि॑ (vijayā́ni) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)
accusative	वि॒ज॒यम् (vijayám)	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒यानि॑ (vijayā́ni) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)
instrumental	वि॒ज॒येन॑ (vijayéna)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यैः (vijayáiḥ) वि॒ज॒येभिः॑¹ (vijayébhiḥ¹)
dative	वि॒ज॒याय॑ (vijayā́ya)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ज॒यात् (vijayā́t)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ज॒यस्य॑ (vijayásya)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒याना॑म् (vijayā́nām)
locative	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒येषु॑ (vijayéṣu)
vocative	विज॑य (víjaya)	विज॑ये (víjaye)	विज॑यानि (víjayāni) विज॑या¹ (víjayā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

वि॒ज॒य • (vijayá) stem, m

1. contest for victory, conquest, triumph, superiority, etc. (fig. applied to the ‘sword’ and to ‘punishment’)
2. the prize of victory, booty
3. (music) a kind of flute

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वि॒ज॒य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒ज॒यः (vijayáḥ)	वि॒ज॒यौ (vijayáu) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)	वि॒ज॒याः (vijayā́ḥ) वि॒ज॒यासः॑¹ (vijayā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वि॒ज॒यम् (vijayám)	वि॒ज॒यौ (vijayáu) वि॒ज॒या¹ (vijayā́¹)	वि॒ज॒यान् (vijayā́n)
instrumental	वि॒ज॒येन॑ (vijayéna)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒यैः (vijayáiḥ) वि॒ज॒येभिः॑¹ (vijayébhiḥ¹)
dative	वि॒ज॒याय॑ (vijayā́ya)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒ज॒यात् (vijayā́t)	वि॒ज॒याभ्या॑म् (vijayā́bhyām)	वि॒ज॒येभ्यः॑ (vijayébhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒ज॒यस्य॑ (vijayásya)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒याना॑म् (vijayā́nām)
locative	वि॒ज॒ये (vijayé)	वि॒ज॒ययोः॑ (vijayáyoḥ)	वि॒ज॒येषु॑ (vijayéṣu)
vocative	विज॑य (víjaya)	विज॑यौ (víjayau) विज॑या¹ (víjayā¹)	विज॑याः (víjayāḥ) विज॑यासः¹ (víjayāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: vijaya
  • → Burmese: ဝိဇယ (wi.ja.ya.)
  • → Thai: วิชัย (wí-chai)​
• → Malay: wijaya
• → Old Javanese: wijaya
  • Javanese: ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (wijaya)
    • → Indonesian: Widjaja, Widjojo, Wijaya, Wijoyo
  • → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬚᬬ (wijaya)

Proper noun

विजय • (vijaya) stem, m

1. Vijaya, one of the two gatekeepers of Vishnu, cursed to be born as Hiranyakashipu in the Satya Yuga, Kumbhakarna in the Treta Yuga and Dantavakra im the Dvapara Yuga

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विजय

	singular
nominative	विजयः (vijayaḥ)
accusative	विजयम् (vijayam)
instrumental	विजयेन (vijayena)
dative	विजयाय (vijayāya)
ablative	विजयात् (vijayāt)
genitive	विजयस्य (vijayasya)
locative	विजये (vijaye)
vocative	विजय (vijaya)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “विजय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 960, column 1.