विक्रम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪk.ɾəm/, [ʋɪk.ɾɐ̃m]

Noun

विक्रम • (vikram) m

1. valour, courage, heroism
2. strength, power

Declension

Declension of विक्रम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विक्रम vikram	विक्रम vikram
oblique	विक्रम vikram	विक्रमों vikramõ
vocative	विक्रम vikram	विक्रमो vikramo

Synonyms

• (heroism): वीरता (vīrtā)
• (power): शक्ति (śakti), ताक़त (tāqat)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিক্ৰম (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬓ᭄ᬭᬫ (Balinese script)
• বিক্রম (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰨𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀭𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိကြမ (Burmese script)
• વિક્રમ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਕ੍ਰਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦏꦿꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂩𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಕ್ರಮ (Kannada script)
• វិក្រម (Khmer script)
• ວິກ຺ຣມ (Lao script)
• വിക്രമ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡬᡵᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘨𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᢉᠷᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧈𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐬𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଵିକ୍ରମ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢒ꣄ꢬꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆫𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖨𑖦 (Siddham script)
• වික්‍රම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑩼𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚤𑚢 (Takri script)
• விக்ரம (Tamil script)
• విక్రమ (Telugu script)
• วิกฺรม (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཀྲ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒩𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨫𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Two explanations for the name are:

• From an abbreviation of विवेष्टि (viveṣṭi, “to work”) + क्रम (krama, “path, stride”), meaning "worker's stride". For the first element, see Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to produce”). This is the more accepted etymology.
• From a shortening of विक्रान्त (vikrānta, “victorious”) + रमा (ramā, “Rama”), meaning "victorious Rama." For the first element see Proto-Indo-European *weyk-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋik.ɾɐ.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋik.ɾɐ.mɐ/

Noun

विक्रम • (vikrama) stem, m

1. a step, stride, pace
2. going, proceeding, walking, motion, gait
3. course, way, manner ( अनुक्रम-विक्रमेण = अनुक्रमेण, in regular order)
4. valour, courage, heroism, power, strength
5. intensity, high degree
6. stability, duration (opp. to ‘cessation’)
7. a kind of grave accent
8. non-change of the विसर्ग into an ऊष्मन्
9. the 14th year in the 60 years cycle of Jupiter
10. the 3rd astrological house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विक्रम (vikrama)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विक्रमः vikramaḥ	विक्रमौ / विक्रमा¹ vikramau / vikramā¹	विक्रमाः / विक्रमासः¹ vikramāḥ / vikramāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विक्रम vikrama	विक्रमौ / विक्रमा¹ vikramau / vikramā¹	विक्रमाः / विक्रमासः¹ vikramāḥ / vikramāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विक्रमम् vikramam	विक्रमौ / विक्रमा¹ vikramau / vikramā¹	विक्रमान् vikramān
Instrumental	विक्रमेण vikrameṇa	विक्रमाभ्याम् vikramābhyām	विक्रमैः / विक्रमेभिः¹ vikramaiḥ / vikramebhiḥ¹
Dative	विक्रमाय vikramāya	विक्रमाभ्याम् vikramābhyām	विक्रमेभ्यः vikramebhyaḥ
Ablative	विक्रमात् vikramāt	विक्रमाभ्याम् vikramābhyām	विक्रमेभ्यः vikramebhyaḥ
Genitive	विक्रमस्य vikramasya	विक्रमयोः vikramayoḥ	विक्रमाणाम् vikramāṇām
Locative	विक्रमे vikrame	विक्रमयोः vikramayoḥ	विक्रमेषु vikrameṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• विक्रमशिला (vikramaśilā)
• विक्रमादित्य (vikramāditya)

 

References

• Vikrama's Adventures, Or, The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne: A Collection of Stories about King Vikrama, as Told by the Thirty-two Statuettes that Supported His Throne, Part 1
• Vikram and the Vampire: Or, Tales of Hindu Devilry