Visheshavat, վśṣa, Vishesha-vat: 1 definition
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Visheshavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term վśṣa can be transliterated into English as Visesavat or Visheshavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վśṣa (विशेषवत्):—[=-śṣa-] [from vi-śeṣa > vi-śi�] mfn. pursuing something particular, [Mahābhārata ii, 849]
2) [v.s. ...] possessed of some distinguishing property or specific quality, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] excellent, superior, better than ([ablative]), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] making a difference (See a-v)
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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Partial matches: Vishesha, Vat.
Full-text: Nirvisheshavat, Avisheshavat.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
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Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
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Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
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