Word history
Monier-Williams (1899) records dviveda with the sense “knowing two vedas”. Dvivedin is a learned title built with dvi, two, and the vocabulary of the Vedas. The dictionary cross-refers the form to dviveda, familiar with two Vedas. द्विवेदी is the surname form ending in a long vowel. This lexical explanation concerns the older title, rather than anyone’s education or reading. The numeral is explicit in the compound.
Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dviveda, page 505, column 3, entry L98683 · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dvivedin, page 505, column 3, entry L98685
Literal dictionary sense
dviveda: Knowing two Vedas.
Native-script forms
Spelling variants
Dwivedi.
Sources and attribution
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dviveda, page 505, column 3, entry L98683
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dvivedin, page 505, column 3, entry L98685
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