Shankara...

[Valerie J Roebuck]

The Sanskrit indeclinable s'am (used as both an adverb and a noun) denotes
auspiciousness, health and well-being, and is particularly associated with
the God S'iva, giving him his titles S'ankara ("well-making") and S'ambhu
("well-being").  The great philosopher was called after the God.

Viveka means "discrimination", "discernment", from vi-vic-, to winnow
(grain), to discriminate, to discern.

Dr Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK

Mahabaleshwar Bhat writes:

>Could someone tell me the meaning of the Sanskrit words "Shankara" (as in
>Shakaracharya) and "Vivek" (as in Vivekananda) please?