Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vailakṣaṇya वैलक्षण्य – distinctive feature; diversity; difference

substantive neuter

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter

distinctive feature; diversity; difference

Derived from

  1. vilakṣaṇa विलक्षण adjective — different; unequal; distinct
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

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vailakṣaṇya ·n. diversity, unequality.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

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vailakṣaṇya vailakṣaṇya, am, n. (fr. vi- lakṣaṇa), contrariety, difference, disparity, oppo- sition; pūrvokta-vailakṣaṇyena, in opposition to what was before stated.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter

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vailakṣaṇya (von vilakṣaṇa) n. 1〉 Verschiedenheit, Ungleichheit, Unterschiedenheit (in comp. sowohl mit einem im gen. als auch mit einem im abl. gedachten Begriffe) RĀJA-TAR. 4,635. BHĀG. P. 10,55,29. BHĀG. P. 11,11,5. ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 8. BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 34. SĀH. D. 13,10. KUVALAY. 75,a,3. KULL._zu_M. 1,85. Schol. zu ŚĀK. 42. — 2〉 Unbestimmbarkeit, Unbeschreiblichkeit Schol. zu KĀVYĀD. 2,263.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

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vailakṣaṇya n. Verschiedenheit, Ungleichheit, Unterschiedenheit (in Comp. sowohl mit einem im Gen. als auch mit einem im Abl. gedachten Begriffe) Comm. zu ĀPAST. ŚR. 5,51,1. zu ŚIŚ. 7,39. 8,4.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

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vailakṣaṇyaṃ [vilakṣaṇasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] 1 Strangeness. 2 Contrariety, opposition. 3 Difference, disparity.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

vailakṣaṇya n. Verschiedenheit, Ungleichheit.

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 49–56: Heart and Dissolution 1 occurrence

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