Dwivedi

Dwivedi or Duvedi or Diwedi or Dubay or Dubey or Dave or Dube or is an Indian surname meaning versed in two Vedas.[1] The surname is used by Brahmins in northern India. Dubey Title Are also called Dwivedi

Origin of surname

Though the common assumption is that Dwivedi means 'one who knows two vedas', oral Hindu tradition has an alternative explanation. In Sanskrit, Dvi = 'two' and Vedi = 'to see'. Therefore, a Dwivedi is one with 'two-fold vision', or someone who is able to distinguish between right and wrong. The practical application is that a Dwivedi was an expert in vedic rituals and can guide the public with regards to what is right and wrong according to Veda. They are in upper fold in four Varna that make them upper caste Hindus.

There is no limit to the number of vedas an individual can learn, therefore there is no reason why a Dwivedi or Trivedi could not learn all four vedas. The explanation that a Dwivedi only knows two out of four vedas is a very superficial translation of a Sanskrit surname with deeper meaning.

Notable people with the surname Dwivedi


See also

  • Trivedi, meaning versed in three vedas
  • Upreti, meaning cessation from worldly pleasure

References

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