viśiṣṭa विशिष्ट – distinct; distinguished
adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
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AYI dictionary adjective
distinct; distinguished
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Cappeller 1891 adjective
Original text · English · adjective
viśiṣṭa ·a. separate, distinct, marked by (instr. or --°); peculiar, special; distinguished, eminent, excellent at (instr. or --°), best of (gen.); different from i.e. better or worse than (abl. or --°). Abstr. °tā f., °tva n.
Monier-Williams 1872 adjective
Original text · English · adjective
Vi-śiṣṭa, as, ā, am, distinguished, distinct, par- ticular, especial, special, peculiar; having distinctive qualities or exclusive properties; superior, excellent, choice, more excellent, better; distinguished by, en- dowed with, possessed of, having; (as), m., N. of Viṣṇu.
Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
viśiṣṭa s. u. śiṣ mit vi und vaiśiṣṭya.
Böhtlingk 1879 adjective
Original text · German · adjective
viśiṣṭa Adj. s. u. 3. śiṣ — Mit vi.
Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine
Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine
viśiṣṭa p. p. 1 Distinguished, distinct. 2 Particular, special, peculiar, distinctive. 3 Characterized by, endowed with, possessed of, having. 4 Superior, best (of all), eminent, excellent, choice; viśiṣṭāyā viśeṣeṇa saṃgamo guṇavān bhavet Mb. — ṣṭaḥ N. of Viṣṇu. Comp. — advaitavādaḥ a doctrine of Rāmānuja which regards Brahman and Prakṛti as identical and real entities. — buddhiḥ f. a distinguishing knowledge, differentiation. — varṇa a. of an eminent or excellent colour.
Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
viśiṣṭa (s. śiṣ) unterschieden, gekennzeichnet, charakterisiert, hervorragend, ausgezeichnet (mit Instr. o. —˚); verschieden, besonders; herrlich, vorzüg- lich (n. adv.); der beste unter (Gen.), besser (auch ˚tara) o. schlimmer als (Abl. o. —˚). abstr. ˚tā f. Vorzüglichkeit; n. ˚tva Unterschiedenheit.
Burnouf 1866 adjective
Original text · French · adjective
viśiṣṭa viśiṣṭa pp. de viśinaṣmi. A. distingué, éminent. viśiṣṭatā f. (sfx. tā) distinction, supériorité; titre ou marque de distinction.
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