विशेष

vi-ṡesha

m. (once in Pañcat. n.;

ifc. f. ā) distinction, difference between (two gen., two loc., orﾠ gen. andﾠ instr.) GṛṠrS. MBh. etc.;
characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarity Mn. MBh. etc.;
a kind, species, individual (e.g.. vṛiksha-v-, a species of tree, in comp. often alsoﾠ = special, peculiar, particular, different, e.g.. chando-v-, a particular metre, vñviṡesha-maṇḍana, a peculiar ornament;
argha-viṡeshāḥ, different prices) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
(pl.) various objects Megh. ;
distinction, peculiar merit, excellence, superiority (in comp. often= excellent, superior, choice, distinguished e.g.. ākṛiti-v-, « an excellent form» ;
cf. vñviṡesha-pratipatti) Mn. MBh. etc.;
(in gram.) a word which defines orﾠ limits the meaning of another word (cf. vi-ṡeshaka andﾠ vi-ṡeshaṇa);
(in phil.) particularity, individuality, essential difference orﾠ individual essence (with the Vaiṡeshikas the 5th cate gory orﾠ Padârtha, belonging to the 9  eternal substances orﾠ Dravyas,
viz. soul, time, place, ether, andﾠ the 5  atoms of earth, water, light, air, andﾠ mind, which are said to be so essentially different that one can never be the other) IW. 66 etc.. ;
(in medicine) a favourable turn orﾠ crisis of a sickness Suṡr. ;
(in rhet.) statement of difference orﾠ distinction, individualization, variation Kuval. (cf. viṡeshôkti);
a sectarian mark, any mark on the forehead (= tilaka) L. ;
(in geom.) the hypotenuse Ṡulbas. ;
N. of the primary elements orﾠ Mahā-bhūtas (q.v.) MaitrUp. ;
the earth as an element BhP. ;
the mundane egg ib. ;
-virāj ib. ;
(ibc., ena orﾠ āt ind. exceedingly, especially, particularly, even more Mn. MBh. etc.;
āt ifc., by reason orﾠ in consequence of. VarBṛS. ;
yenayenaviṡesheṇa, in any way whatever MBh. );
mf (ā)n. extraordinary, abundant Ragh. II, 14 ( B. viṡeshāt for viṡeshā);
-karaṇa n. making better, improvement Mālav. ;
-kṛit mfn. making a distinction, distinguishing RPrāt. ;
-garhaṇīya mfn. especially reprehensible, even more blamable Kuval.;
-guṇa m. a special orﾠ distinct quality Nīlak. ;
(in phil.) a substance of a distinct kind (as soul, time, space, ether, andﾠ the five atoms enumerated above) W. ;
-jña mfn. knowing distinctions, judicious Kāv. Kathās. ;
(ifc.) knowing various kinds of. R. ;
jñāna-vādâ̱rtha m. N. of wk.;
-tac ind. according to the difference of. in proportion to (comp.) Mn. XI, 2 ;
especially, particularly, above all Mn. MBh. etc.;
individually, singly, Vedantas. ;
-tva n. distinction, notion of the particular L. ;
-driṡya mfn. of splendid aspect orﾠ appearance Ragh. ;
-dharma m. a peculiar orﾠ different duty W. ;
a special law MW. ;
niyama m. a partic. observance MBh. ;
-nirukti f. (ibc.) « explanation of differences» ;
N. of wk. (-kroḍa m. -ṭīkā f. -prakāṡa, m.;
-tyāloka m. N. of wks.);
-patanīya n. a partic. crime orﾠ sin Yājñ. III, 298 ;
-padâ̱rtha m. (in Nyāya) the category of particularity (cf. above under viṡesha);
-pratipatti f. a special mark of honour orﾠ respect Ragh. ;
-pratishedha m. a special exception MW. ;
-pramāṇa n. special authority ib. ;
-bhāga m. a partic. part of an elephant's fore-foot L. ;
-bhāvanā f. reflecting on orﾠ perceiving difference W. ;
(in arithm.) a partic. operation in extracting roots, composition by the difference of the products ib. ;
-bhūta-pariṡishṭa n. N. of wk.;
-maṇḍana n. a peculiar ornament Ṡak. ;
-mati m. N. of a Bodhisattva andﾠ of another man Buddh. ;
-mitra m. N. of a man Buddh. ;
-ramaṇīya mfn. especially delightful, particularly pleasant Vikr. ;
-lakshaṇa n. any specific orﾠ characteristic mark orﾠ sign W. ;
(-ṇāṭīkā f. N. of wk.);
liṅga n. a partic. mark, specific property, attribute of a subordinate class Kap. ;
-vacana n. « distinguishing orﾠ defining word» , an adjective, apposition Pāṇ. 8-1, 74 ;
a special text, special rule orﾠ precept W. ;
-vat mfn. pursuing something particular MBh. II, 849 ;
possessed of some distinguishing property orﾠ specific quality BhP. ;
excellent, superior, better than (abl.) MBh. Hariv. ;
making a difference (seeﾠ a-v-);
-vāda m. the above doctrine of the Vaiṡeshikas;
(-ṭīkā f. N. of wk.;
-din m. an adherent of that doctrine Sāṃkhyak. Sch. );
-vikrama-ruci mfn. taking delight in splendid heroism Bhartṛ. ;
-vid mfn. = jña MBh. ;
-vidvas m. « eminently learned» , a sage, philosopher W. ;
-vidhi m. a special rule orﾠ observance W. ;
-vyāpti f. (in logic) a form of Vyāpti orﾠ pervasion L. ;
N. of wk. (alsoﾠ -rahasya n.);
-ṡārṅgadhara m. N. of wk.;
-ṡālin mfn. possessing peculiar merit orﾠ excellence Kir. ;
-ṡāstra n. (in gram.) a special rule(= apavāda) MW. ;
-sthu mfn. being (found only) in excellent persons orﾠ things Kāvyâd. II, 170 ;
-shâ̱tideṡa m. a special supplementary rule ib. ;
-shâ̱mṛita n. N. of wk.;
-shâ̱rtha m. the sense orﾠ essence of distinction, difference (am ind. for the sake of difference MW. );
-prakāṡikā f. -bodhikā f. N. of wks.;
-shâ̱rthin mfn. seeking for excellence orﾠ distinction MBh. ;
particular in searching for anything MW. ;
(-thi) -tā f. the searching for something better Pañcat. ;
-shâ̱vasyakaniryukti f. N. of wk.;
-shôkti f. « mention of difference»
N. of a figure of speech (in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object, yet mentioning the difference
e.g.. dyūtaṉnāmapurushasyâ̱siṉhâ̱sanaṉrājyam, « truly gambling is a man's throneless kingdom» Mṛicch. II, 6/7 ) Vām. IV, 3, 23 (cf. Kāvyad. II, 323 etc.. );
enumeration of merits, panegyric W. ;
-shâ̱cchvasita n. the peculiar breath orﾠ life, cherished object), a peculiar treasure (applied to an object especially dear) MW. ;
-shôddeṡa m. (in Nyāya) a partic. kind of enunciation ib.