vicakṣaṇa विचक्षण – expert; skilled
adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified
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AYI dictionary adjective
expert; skilled
Cappeller 1891 adjective
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vicakṣaṇá ·a. conspicuous, visible, clear, distinct; discerning, intelligent, knowing, wise, skilful or clever in (loc. or --°), abstr. °tvaÅ n.
Monier-Williams 1872 adjective
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Vi-cakṣaṇa, as, ā, am, clear-seeing, far-sighted, all-seeing, discerning, circumspect, knowing, clever, wise, sensible; able, proficient, skilful, (kārya-v˚, clever or skilful in managing affairs); (as), m. a learned Brāhman, Paṇḍit, a holy teacher; (ā), f. a sort of sun-flower (= nāga-dantī).
Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine
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vicakṣaṇá (von cakṣ mit vi) 1〉 adj. (f. ā) Schol. zu P. 2,4,54, Vārtt. 3. 4. UJJVAL._zu_UṆĀDIS. 2,122. VOP. 26,29. a〉 conspicuus, sichtbar, scheinend, ansehnlich: yasyà śve̱tā vìcakṣa̱ṇā ti̱sro bhūmī̀radhikṣi̱taḥ ṚV. 8,41,9. drapsa ṚV. 10,11,4. Soma ṚV. 9,12,4. ṚV. 9,51,5. ṚV. 9,66,23. ṚV. 9,70,7. ṚV. 9,106,5. AV. 10,2,19. AV. 10,10,3. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 6,8,14. die Sonne ṚV. 1,50,8. ṚV. 10,37,8. auch wohl ṚV. 1,164,2. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 5,9,20. Savitar ṚV. 4,53,2. Indra ṚV. 1,101,7. ṚV. 4,32,32. asau vai somo rājā vicakṣaṇaścandramāḥ ŚĀṄKH. BR. 4,4. ŚĀṄKH. BR. 7,10. pratīka PĀR. GṚHY. 3,15. Viele dieser Stellen liessen sich auch zu b〉 ziehen. — b〉 sehend, scharfsichtig, daher auch einsichtig, klug, erfahren, bewandert, weise AK. 2,7,5. H. 341. HALĀY. 2,178. cakṣurvicakṣaṇaṃ vi hyenena paśyati AIT. BR. 1,6. yābhìstri̱mantu̱rabhàvadvicakṣa̱ṇaḥ ṚV. 1,112,4. yaṃ vìcakṣa̱ṇaḥ somàṃ su̱ṣāvà ṚV. 4,45,5. Bṛhaspati ṚV. 2,23,6. ṚV. 10,92,15. PRAŚNOP. 1,11. atandritān, dakṣān, vicakṣaṇān M. 7,61. M. 9,71. BHAG. 18,2. MBH. 4,123. MBH. 8,4517. R. 1,1,16. R. GORR. 1,45,42. SUŚR. 1,122,21. RAGH. 5,19. Spr. (II) 313. Spr. (II) 479. Spr. (II) 989. Spr. (II) 1464. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 22,5. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 38,5. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 68,98. KATHĀS. 51,135. KATHĀS. 94,29. BHĀG. P. 1,5,16. BHĀG. P. 10,81,37. MĀRK. P. 34,110. MĀRK. P. 116,23. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 50,a,15. die Ergänzung im loc.: parigrahānugrahaṇe R. 2,1,19. kṛtsnāmu vidyāsu kalāsu ca KATHĀS. 59,29. im comp. vorangehend: sarvapaṇya˚ M. 8,398. guṇadoṣa˚ M. 9,169. dharmādharma˚ M. 10,106. M. 10,108. MBH. 4,745. parihāsa˚ HARIV. 7696. HARIV. 14212. R. 2,109,27. R. GORR. 2,67,7. RAGH. 9,35. RAGH. 13,69. Spr. 984. Spr. 1276. Spr. 1874. Spr. 3241. KATHĀS. 6,69. KATHĀS. 24,91. KATHĀS. 33,3. KATHĀS. 43,22. RĀJA-TAR. 4,664. RĀJA-TAR. 4,668. BHĀG. P. 3,23,9. BHĀG. P. 8,11,48. madbhāvavicakṣaṇena jñānena BHĀG. P. 5,5,13. a˚ M. 3,115. M. 8,150. Spr. 598 (II). 5085. (haṃsaḥ) niśāsvavicakṣaṇaḥ nicht gut sehend Spr. 3195. su˚ KĀM. NĪTIS. 10,11. Spr. 3266. — 2〉 m. N. pr. eines Lehrers mit dem patron. Tāṇḍya Ind. St. 4,373. — 3〉 f. ā a〉 Tiaridium indicum Lehm. RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — b〉 Bez. des Thrones Brahmanʼs KAUṢ. UP. 1,3. KAUṢ. UP. 1,5. — 4〉 vicakṣaṇam enklitisch gaṇa gotrādi zu P. 8,1,27. P. 8,1,57. — Vgl. kṛntta˚ und kṛnddhi˚.
Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine
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vicakṣaṇá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 conspicuus, sichtbar, scheinend, ansehnlich, klar, licht. — b〉 deutlich, wahrnehmbar PĀR. GṚHY. 3,16. — c〉 sehend, scharfsichtig. — d〉 einsichtig, klug, weise, erfahren, bewandert, [Page6-082-c] — in (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend). — 2〉 m. N. pr. eines Lehrers VAṂŚABR. 2. — 3〉 f. ā — a〉 *Tiaridium indicum RĀJAN. 5,84. — b〉 Bez. des Thrones Brahmanʼs. — c〉 N. pr. eines Zofe VIDDH. 50,13. fgg. — 4〉 *vicakṣaṇam enklitisch.
Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine
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vicakṣaṇa a. 1 Clear sighted, far-seeing, circumspect. 2 Wise, clever, learned; vicakṣaṇaḥ prastutamācacakṣe R. 5. 19. 3 Expert, skilful, able; R. 13. 69. — ṇaḥ A learned man, wise man; na datvā kasyacitkanyāṃ punardadyādvicakṣaṇaḥ Ms. 9. 71.
Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified
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vicakṣaṇá deutlich, klar; einsichtig, weise, erfahren.
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HP 1 occurrence
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SiSa 3.68-3.80: Vāyusādhana 3 occurrences
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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 2 occurrences
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