विजय (vijay)

noun A formal/literary word for 'victory' or 'triumph', used as a noun and very common as a personal name for boys.
Sense 1 : victory, triumph
noun, feminine
Synonyms: जीत (jiit), फ़तह (fatah, less common)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet विजय (vijay) constantly in headlines like भारत की विजय (bhaarat kii vijay, India's victory) after a cricket match, and in the name of the festival विजयदशमी (vijaydashmii), which celebrates the victory of good over evil. In daily chat among friends, though, जीत (jiit) is the word that actually comes out of people's mouths.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for विजय (vijay) in everyday speech, but जीत (jiit) is what people actually say in casual conversation -- विजय (vijay) shows up in news headlines, speeches, sports commentary, and formal writing. 2) विजय (vijay) is grammatically feminine despite sounding like it could be masculine -- watch agreement, e.g. भारत की विजय (bhaarat kii vijay, India's victory).
Sample Sentences:
भारत की विजय से पूरा देश खुश हो गया। The whole country became happy at India's victory.
(bhaarat kii vijay se pooraa desh khush ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आज के मैच में हमारी टीम की विजय निश्चित है। Our team's victory in today's match is certain.
(aaj ke maich men hamaarii tiim kii vijay nishchit hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
विजयदशमी असत्य पर सत्य की विजय का पर्व है। Vijayadashami is the festival of the victory of truth over falsehood.
(vijaydashmii asaty par saty kii vijay kaa parv hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सेना ने अपने पराक्रम से विजय प्राप्त की। The army achieved victory through its valor.
(senaa ne apne paraakram se vijay praapt kii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश हमारी विजय होती और यह युद्ध यहीं समाप्त हो जाता। If only our victory had happened and this war had ended right here.
(kaash hamaarii vijay hotii aur yah yuddh yahiin samaapt ho jaataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यदि सेनापति सावधान रहता तो विजय अवश्य मिलती। If the commander had stayed careful, victory would surely have been attained.
(yadi senaapti saavdhaan rahtaa to vijay avashy miltii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अंतिम विजय तक हमें संघर्ष करते रहना चाहिए। We should keep struggling until the final victory.
(antim vijay tak hamen sangharsh karte rahnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
युद्ध में विजय पाने के लिए राजा ने कठोर तप किया। The king performed harsh penance in order to attain victory in war.
(yuddh men vijay paane ke lie raajaa ne kathor tap kiyaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
विजय की घोषणा होते ही चारों ओर जयकार गूँज उठी। As soon as the victory was announced, cheers echoed all around.
(vijay kii ghoshnaa hote hii chaaron or jaykaar goonj uthii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
हे प्रभु, धर्म की विजय हो और अधर्म का नाश हो। O Lord, may righteousness be victorious and unrighteousness be destroyed.
(he prabhu, dharm kii vijay ho aur adharm kaa naash ho।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): विजय (vijay)
(sg.f.oblique): विजय (vijay)
(pl.f.direct): विजयें (vijyen)
(pl.f.oblique): विजयों (vijyon)