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Vaisheshya, Vaiśēṣya, ղśṣy: 9 definitions

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Vaisheshya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Vaiśēṣya and ղśṣy can be transliterated into English as Vaisesya or Vaisheshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vaisheshya in Vyakarana glossary
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�).—Special differentiating feature; cf. अनुप्रदानात्संसर्गात� स्थानात् करणावन्ययात् � जायत� वर्णवैशेष्यं परीमाणाच्� पञ्चमात् � (anupradānātsaṃsargāt sthānāt karaṇāvanyayāt | jāyate varṇavaiśeṣya� parīmāṇācca pañcamāt ||) T.Pr. XXIII. 2.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vaisheshya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaiśēṣya (वैशेष्�).—n S Distinctiveness, particularity, speciality. 2 Extraordinariness, preëminence, transcendency.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vaisheshya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�).�

1) Excellence, pre-eminence, superiority; अन्योन्यगुणवैशेष्यान्न किंचिदतिरिच्यत� (anyonyaguṇavaiśeṣyānna kiṃcidatiricyate) Manusmṛti 9.296.

2) Specific or generic distinction.

Derivable forms: śṣy (वैशेष्यम�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�).—n.

(-ṣy�) 1. Specific or generic distinction. 2. Superiority, preeminence. E. śṣa, and ṣyñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�).—i. e. viśeṣa + ya, n. 1. Specific or generic distinction. 2. Superiority, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 9, 296.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�).—[neuter] particularity, distinction, superiority.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ղśṣy (वैशेष्�):—[from śṣi첹] n. peculiarity, specific or generic distinction, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Suśruta; Vedāntasāra]

2) [v.s. ...] difference, superiority, pre-eminence, [Manu-smṛti ix, 296 etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղśṣy (वैशेष्�):�(ṣy�) 1. n. Specific difference; superiority.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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